The Fur-Bearers is calling for mandatory reporting of pets being caught in wildlife traps.

Graeme Wood
about 9 hours ago

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Animal welfare and wildlife conservation advocacy group The Fur-Bearers says there are more reports of pets in British Columbia being caught in wildlife traps than in any other Canadian province or territory.

Over a four-year period, between 2017 and 2021, there were 56 pets in B.C. reported to have been ensnared by a trap, whereas Albertan authorities reported 30 incidents and data in Ontario was unrecorded.

However, although fur trapping is licensed, the reporting of pet animals caught in traps remains unregulated, so the group suspects the incidents to be much greater.

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“Companion animals have become the collateral damage of the commercial fur…