Urban traps laid on Port Coquitlam properties are maiming raccoons, leaving them to die horrible deaths.

And in the most recent case, The Fur-Bearers is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to identification and conviction of the person responsible.

According to the non-profit society that’s dedicated to stopping trapping cruelty and protecting fur-bearing animals, on Dec. 9, a raccoon was found dehydrated and dragging a Conibear trap in PoCo. The animal was taken to Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley but had to be euthanized because its injuries were too serious.

This is the second known incident of a raccoon being injured by a trap in Port Coquitlam this year. In the summer, a raccoon had its paw chopped off by a rat trap in a neighbourhood near Terry Fox secondary school. The creature…