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A woman was walking her dog at the public beach when her dog ran under a nearby house and was caught in Conibear trap set for otter. No fences separated the beach from the house and no signs were posted. The residents of the house removed the traps after the incident.

A dog was found dead in a leghold trap. The dog had been trapped “maybe a day or two.” The incident was reported. The trap owner was not found.

Department of Natural Resources Officer found Terry deep in the woods, dragging a steel-jaw leghold trap from his hind toe.

Reported caught were companion animals and hunting dogs.

Humane Officer Joe Hunt received a call about a dog, trapped and drowning in the middle of the White River. Fearing he would never make it in time, he sped the 30 miles to Enumclaw, where he was forced to leave his van at the end of a dirt road and dash over a mile through the woods to reach the helpless dog. When Joe reached the river’s edge, he saw a black and gray dog with large panicked eyes looking up at him from the glacier-fed waters. Without hesitation, Joe went into the water. “I held onto the bank with one hand and felt under the water around the dog’s back legs. That’s when I found the [beaver] trap,” Joe said. “It was chained to the river bottom.” Joe worked to free Jake by trying to cut the chain. Joe fought the current and the numbing cold, making many trips to the river bottom to cut at the trap. Finally he was able to cut through the chain and bring the exhausted dog up onto the bank. “He wouldn’t have made it much longer. He would have drowned when his strength gave out.”

The trap was only 14 feet off the road, a short distance from Russell’s home.

A fox was caught by Animal Damage Control personnel.

Valentine and caregiver were jogging in a public park on the paved Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway. The trap was less than 50 feet off path. Valentine’s head clamped in trap for more than 90 minutes. Four people tried to get trap off, including two police. Animal Control Officer finally removed, but too late.

A fox was caught by Animal Damage Control personnel.

In a fenced area, a trapper had cut holes in the fence and set the trap to catch animals passing through. Tilly’s neck was caught in trap, and although she was freed — with swelling, bruising, cuts, and broken bones — her neck is permanently crooked.