https://www.krwg.org/post/another-new-mexico-dog-injured-leghold-trap

By WILDEARTH GUARDIANS

Commentary: SANTA FE—Fibel was brought into the Santa Fe Animal Shelter “cut, bruised, and swollen” after having been found in a leghold trap on January 6. According to a Santa Fe County Sheriff report, Fibel “had been causing problems” for an Edgewood man “and had been going onto his property.” The report states that the man “had set the foot trap up for Coyotes that has [sic] been giving him problems.” Fibel was trapped off of the man’s property.

Fibel is at least the fifth dog to be caught in a trap in New Mexico during the current trapping season, though there is no official reporting mechanism. Several of these incidents have raised the profile of trapping on public lands across the state. Kekoa was caught in Valencia County and ended up losing his leg. Ranger had to be euthanized after horrific injuries to his leg…