March 31, 2000 Mt. Charleston, NV A golden retriever was caught in a coyote trap in Macks Canyon near Lee Canyon in Mt. Charleston while out with possessor on a bike ride. Dog needs teeth extracted from chewing on the trap. Dog
January 1, 2000 King County, WA A sled dog racer was training her dogs on old logging road when 1 dog was caught in a trap set in the middle of the road. The jaws did not close entirely thereby sparing injury to the dog’s foot. Dog
December 15, 1999 Danville, CA A pet cat was trapped in a neighbor’s backyard when traps were set intended to catch raccoons. Cat
December 15, 1999 Danville, CA Exact same trap as above in same neighbor’s backyard, trap set for raccoons. Dog
December 1, 1999 White Knoll, SC A trap was set near grade school. The dog found limping around neighborhood with trap on foot. Dog
October 9, 1999 Middletown , OH A neighbor found the cat. The vet said, “I’ve never seen a more mangled leg in my 40 years of practice.” Cat
April 12, 1999 Kalispell, MI Buddy was on a trail in the Flathead National Forest when he encountered a Conibear 220 trap with raw chicken parts. Buddy died when his caregiver was unable to pry the trap off his neck. When neighbors showed up to help, they were too late. Ironically, a yellow Labrador retriever had been caught on the same trapline only 6 days before, but was lucky enough to be released quickly by his caregiver. Dog