Las Vegas family fined more than $700 for freeing fox from trap

Exposing the Big Game's avatarCommittee to Abolish Sport Hunting Blog

https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/family-fined-more-than-700-for-freeing-fox-from-trap?fbclid=IwAR1CB1CVh36mbTFqRh8bLeqHcWTaXTXuofI09xunNh6sEMPmyNshkHZindY

By:Darcy Spears

Posted at5:44 PM, Mar 16, 2022

and last updated9:17 AM, Mar 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A local family who freed a fox from a steel trap has been fined by the state and threatened with arrest after 13 Investigates shared their story.

It’s a gross misdemeanor in the state of Nevada to disturb somebody else’s trap.

But when we spoke to the Nevada Division of Wildlifefor our original story, NDOW confirmed they’d investigated and did not issue criminal citations.

That changed over the weekend, sparking a call for the governor to intervene.

Recent Stories from ktnv.comTop VideosWATCH MOREFaith Lutheran students soar to new altitudes incampus flight academy

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.506.0_en.html#goog_1478885948

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.506.0_en.html#goog_925846667

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.506.0_en.html#goog_285814310

Bobby Vaske and Jessica Manners happened upon a trapped fox while hiking in January with their two children and their two dogs.

PREVIOUS:Family frees fox after their dog is…

View original post 214 more words

Leave a comment