kreeden
Virus of the Mind
I'm not sure if this will become a debate or not . My pupose of making this post is to state that I have been mistaken { as I believe most Canadians are } , and I have stated that leghold traps are banned in Canada .
I have found out that they ARE NOT ! Leghold , or foothold traps are allowed , if they have been " modified with a " padded " or " offset " jaw . Which does nothing to end any suffering of the animal , but most likely would prevent the trap from breaking the leg , thus allowing the animal to " defoot " it's self .
30 years ago they were talking about banning the leghold trap . I guess that after enough talk , people kinda figured it had happened ? I know that I did . And MOST trappers I know use " Conibear " traps , that work like a mouse trap and kills rather quickly .
I have also discovered that by law , an animal can be left in a trap for 72 hours . For three whole days ?
Now I have nothing agaisnt trapping . I have trapped myself when I was younger . { But if I had left a trap for 3 days , I would have gotten my butt kicked }. And my father , 78 years old , still traps a bit . But I am very upset about being somewhat mislead . And I don't believe that there is any need for the leghold trap . { ok , some could say that there is no need for trapping ... }
Ok , I just wanted to rant a bit and get this off my chest .
I have found out that they ARE NOT ! Leghold , or foothold traps are allowed , if they have been " modified with a " padded " or " offset " jaw . Which does nothing to end any suffering of the animal , but most likely would prevent the trap from breaking the leg , thus allowing the animal to " defoot " it's self .
30 years ago they were talking about banning the leghold trap . I guess that after enough talk , people kinda figured it had happened ? I know that I did . And MOST trappers I know use " Conibear " traps , that work like a mouse trap and kills rather quickly .
I have also discovered that by law , an animal can be left in a trap for 72 hours . For three whole days ?
Now I have nothing agaisnt trapping . I have trapped myself when I was younger . { But if I had left a trap for 3 days , I would have gotten my butt kicked }. And my father , 78 years old , still traps a bit . But I am very upset about being somewhat mislead . And I don't believe that there is any need for the leghold trap . { ok , some could say that there is no need for trapping ... }
Ok , I just wanted to rant a bit and get this off my chest .