B.C. man issues warning after family pet caught in leghold trap

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By Jamie Tawil  Global NewsPosted February 12, 2021 8:06 pm

A North Okanagan man is warning pet owners after his dog was caught in a leghold trap this week.
A North Okanagan man is warning pet owners after his dog was caught in a leghold trap this week.Facebook

It was a scary afternoon for a pooch and his owner in the Proctor Lake area on Thursday.

Now, Okanagan resident Ethan Heckrodt has turned to Facebook in a bid to warn other dog owners about the dangers of illegal leg-hold traps in the area.

“For others who use the second switchback road: this trap was set on the road, it was unmarked and covered in snow”, Heckrodt wrote on the SilverStar Community Page on Facebook.

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The warning came after his five-year-old St. Bernard-Bernese cross, Henry, got a leg caught in one of those traps, which…

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