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Published Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:10PM PDT
A leg-hold trap. (Critter Care Wildlife Society)
VANCOUVER — A Metro Vancouver wildlife non-profit is offering a $1,000 reward for information after it says an illegal leg-hold trap was used to capture a skunk.
Critter Care Wildlife Society, an animal rehabilitation centre, says it found a three-month-old skunk on Sunday in Richmond, near Williams and No. 4 roads.
The society says the skunk’s injuries were so extensive that it was humanely euthanized.
“These traps do one thing, and one thing only: cause suffering,” said Lesley Fox, executive director of B.C.-based non-profit The Fur-Bearers, in a news release.
“Whether it’s a clearly illegal trap with teeth…
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