This Victor long spring leghold trap reportedly caught a Safford woman’s dog as they walked in a desert area.
GRAHAM COUNTY — Some Valley residents have recently reported animals caught, and left in, leghold traps near the Gila River, raising the question of whether such traps are legal.
The answer is that, in some cases, they are. Approved by voters in 1994, the Arizona Public Land Trapping Statute prohibited using leghold traps on public land with a few exceptions (health or safety uses, scientific research, wildlife relocation, rodent control). However, the ban does not apply to private property.
Mike Taylor said he first noticed a trapped skunk on one of his trips to the Gila River.
“I didn’t want to mess with the skunk, and it…
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Exposing the Big Game 
When will Americans say enough snd ban these horrific devices
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