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Trapping devices kill indiscriminately
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Apr. 1, 2012 12:16 am
I found the March 24 article “Top trapper” to be quite disturbing.
My most vivid memory of the cruelty of this type of trapping occurred when I found a neighbor's trap with a rabbit that was still alive. It had chewed off much of its front foot in order to free itself from the “jaws of death.” I released it but wondered how long its suffering would continue.
Traps are indiscriminate killing devices and their victims are often mammals that have caused little harm in these wildlife habitats.
Jim Slitor
Decorah
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