February 5, 2015 Grand Rapids, MI A 2-month old Stafforshire terrier was found wandering a neighborhood with a trap caught on his front leg. Veterinarians are trying to save the dogs legs from being amputated. Dog
January 21, 2015 Juneau, AK A woman found a bald eagle caught in a leg-hold trap. She freed the badly injured bird and took it to the Juneau Raptor Center. Both legs were broken as well as one ofthe wings. The bird could not be saved. The woman was charged with a misdemeanor for hindering legal trapping. Other
January 15, 2015 Idaho Falls, ID A hunting dog named Maggie survived getting caught in a snare trap meant for coyotes while out for a run with her guardian. Maggie was somehow able to survive. Four other similar traps were found nearby – all were legal. Dog
January 14, 2015 El Mirage, AZ A former US Dept of Agriculture employee was charged with using a coyote trap to ensnare his neighbors’ dog and gave his supervisor false information to get permission from federal agents to set the trap. The man set two steel traps for his neighbors’ dog. He is accused of intentionally inflicting unnecessary serious physical harm to an animal. Zoey, the dog, suffered major damage to her teeth from trying to gnaw herself out of the trap. Dog
January 14, 2015 El Mirage, AZ A former US Dept of Agriculture employee was charged with using a coyote trap to ensnare his neighbors’ dog and gave his supervisor false information to get permission from federal agents to set the trap. The man set two steel traps for his neighbors’ dog. He is accused of intentionally inflicting unnecessary serious physical harm to an animal. Zoey, the dog, suffered major damage to her teeth from trying to gnaw herself out of the trap. Dog
January 9, 2015 Antioch, IL A dog got her jaw caught in a conibear trap baited with peanut butter and marshmallows. The dog was treated for gum lacerations and vomiting induced in case the bait was poisoned. Dog
January 5, 2015 Big Timber, MT Erin Schattauer, a former Chronicle reporter, and some friends took her dog along on a cross-country ski run when her dog was caught in a leg-hold trap, where three other traps were found. The party was able to free the dog. They were told the traps were legal. Dog
January 2, 2015 St. George, UT While walking his dog on a familiar path near a lake, his 40-pound corgi stepped into an illegally placed trap. The man was able to free the dog. Dog
December 25, 2014 Tyler, TX A wild piglet was unintentionally caught in a leg-hold trap. Assumed to have been killed by the trapper. Other
December 18, 2014 Schoolcraft State Park, MN A 7-year old lab, Bronco, was killed in a 330 Conibear trap while he and his owner were grouse hunting in Schoolcraft State Park. The trap was partially submerged in water, with an intended target of beaver. According to the MN DNR report, the trap was set approx. 50 feet away from the trail. Dog