Ban Leghold Traps in Vermont.
More than 85 countries have banned leghold traps, and eight states in our nation have either banned or restricted their use. The American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, the National Animal Control Association, and the World Veterinary Organization all have declared leghold traps "inhumane." VVSA is working to join the rest of the civilized world in putting an end to the use of leghold traps.
In Windsor, Vermont, Town Manager Tom Marsh instructed that traps be set to kill a family of beavers who had built a hut upstream from Paradise Park. This photo is of a young raccoon that was caught in a trap next to another trap that had caught its parent. In an attempt to escape, this baby chewed its own leg off.
One can only imagine the terror, excruciating pain, and helpless confusion that these two innocent creatures experienced before finally succumbing to a painful death.
VVSA is committed to joining other states and countries in banning this barbaric device. Please consider contacting us at skaskiw@vermontel.net to join this effort and help save the lives of thousands of animals (including pets) that are caught yearly in these torturous devices.
Print this petition to sign and mail to: VVSA Humane Society, PO Box 100, Bridgewater, VT 05034
One can only imagine the terror, excruciating pain, and helpless confusion that these two innocent creatures experienced before finally succumbing to a painful death.
VVSA is committed to joining other states and countries in banning this barbaric device. Please consider contacting us at skaskiw@vermontel.net to join this effort and help save the lives of thousands of animals (including pets) that are caught yearly in these torturous devices.
Print this petition to sign and mail to: VVSA Humane Society, PO Box 100, Bridgewater, VT 05034
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