By Tim Fang

Updated on: August 10, 2026 / 10:04 AM PDT / CBS San Francisco

Young coyote found in illegal leg trap in Solano County rescued, group says – CBS San Francisco

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An animal rescue group in the Bay Area said it has rescued a young coyote that was recently found in an illegal trap.

According to the Solano Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, a female coyote was found in the trap near a creek, just off Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield. The coyote has since made a full recovery and was later released.

“Thankfully, a worker heard her crying and called for help. She was brought to us and then treated by our wildlife vet, Dr. Chen,” the group said in a social media post Sunday.

Steel-jaw leghold traps and other “body-gripping traps” have long been prohibited in California. In 1998, voters passed Proposition 4, which banned certain traps and animal poisons for recreational and commercial animal trapping.

The group urged anyone who finds illegal traps to report them to the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s CALTIP hotline. Violations can be reported by calling 888-334-2258, by texting “CALTIP” top 847411, or by submitting a tip on the CDFW website.

Young coyote found in illegal leg trap in Solano County rescued, group says – CBS San Francisco

also see: Young coyote released after rescue from illegal steel-jawed trap in Solano County – KCRA

Claire Bass says animal welfare is a blind spot for the government. Plus, Chris Phillipson on the libraries operating as ‘cool spaces’, Mick Beeby on lido restoration, and Dr Julian McDonough on NHS pressuresTue 11 Aug 2026 12.57 EDTShare

Your article rightly highlights the strain heatwaves place on farming (Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather?, 5 August). But the government’s thinking on climate adaptation has a troubling blind spot down at the farm: animal welfare.

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 requires ministers to consider animals as sentient beings when developing policy, yet current discourse on heatwaves and farming treats animals almost entirely as economic assets: deaths are framed as “reduced productivity”, rather than as sentient individuals enduring terrible suffering.

During the June heatwaves, French media reported that between 1 and 3 million birds died in a single week as temperatures hit 44C – deaths preceded by hours of panting, heat stress and organ failure. Pigs and poultry can begin suffering from heat above 27C, and when temperatures exceed 35C, British farms and livestock transport systems are pushing against the limits of what conventional cooling systems can contend with.

As the Met Office warns of UK temperatures reaching 45C by 2056, climate adaptation plans for farming must look beyond balance sheets, recognising that what’s at stake is not just the bottom line, but the suffering of millions of sentient beings.
Claire Bass
Senior director, campaigns and public affairs, Humane World for Animals UK

 You are right to highlight the importance of libraries operating as “cool spaces” within communities. Such a facility will almost certainly become increasingly important for groups vulnerable to heat-related stress.

Yet, since 2016, over 180 libraries in the UK have been closed or turned over to volunteers, with deprived communities four times more likely to lose their library as compared with richer ones. However, poorer areas are precisely those with least access to green and blue space, tree cover and other sources of protection from extreme heat.

Given the crucial role of libraries in society – with relief from climate change now added to their many other vital functions – a programme of reversal of a decade of cuts is long overdue.
Chris Phillipson
Emeritus professor of sociology and social gerontology, University of Manchester

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