Pet dog dies after getting caught in hunter’s trap

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  • Clara was a 3-year-old Shetland sheepdog that her owner adopted from an animal rescue organization in September.Photo courtesy of Anne McKinsey

By TIFFANY TAN

https://www.vnews.com/dog-killed-in-animal-trap-in-East-Corinth-49364742

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Published: 12/29/2022 8:38:55 PM

Modified: 12/29/2022 8:35:59 PM

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 a half-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…

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2 thoughts on “Pet dog dies after getting caught in hunter’s trap

  1. Traps and fireworks are disliked, even hated by most people( ” conservatives” and ” liberals”), yet they are still legal in this country.
    Why?

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