Animal advocates renew calls for trapping restrictions after dog dies in East Corinth

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ByTiffany Tan

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Anne McKinsey and her dog, Clara, take a break during a hike in Corinth in October. Photo courtesy of Anne McKinsey

In the midafternoon of Dec. 20, while some people were tying up work ahead of the long holiday, and others were shopping for presents, Anne McKinsey was trudging about half a mile through the snow, trying to get her dog to the veterinarian.

McKinsey and her 3-year-old Shetland sheepdog, Clara, had been walking along one of their usual trails, not far from their home in East Corinth, when McKinsey heard her pet yip in pain.

She found Clara’s neck caught between two hinged metal bars, a device known as a conibear trap, which was set about 50 feet from the wooded trail.

She was able to remove the trap from a makeshift enclosure at the base of a tree.But she…

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