Trapping Incident #486
Reported:
14/01/2015
Location:
El Mirage, AZ - USA
Species:
D
Trap Type:
L
Incident Date:
Victim's Disposition:
injured
Victim's Name:
Zoey
Legal Action:
No
Result:
Summary:
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.