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Tue, April 6, 2021, 4:00 AM·4 min read

WASHINGTON,April 6, 2021/PRNewswire/ — Leading animal welfare nonprofitBorn FreeUSAhas today launched a comprehensivereport on animal trappinginthe United States, amending and updating work carried out in 2017 and providing each state with a score out of 100 based on its action to protect animals from cruel trapping. Only two states scored above 50/100, and almost half of the states scored just 25/100 or under. The findings present a sobering insight into this practice, which causes suffering and death to millions of animals each year. In addition to inadequate regulation, Born Free found traps, including those that are illegal to use in all 50 states, to be widely available for sale without restriction on online e-commerce platforms such as Amazon. The organization is calling for a ban on such sales, and a complete regulatory overhaul of trapping nationwide —…