Apr 8, 2021 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Extreme Animal Cruelty, Hiker, Legislation, Letter to the Editor, National Forest, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trapping Banned on New Mexico Public Lands, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife
I would like to echo the sentiments of another letter and publicly thank the New Mexico Legislature and our governor for outlawing the use of traps, snares and similar devices on public lands in our state. Senate Bill 32, The Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety...
Feb 3, 2021 | Dog, Hiker, Trap/Snare Incident Report, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife
February 2021: When I was walking both my dogs up the arroyo in the foothills near Dixon, NM, i heard my dog who is a 10 year old heeler/shepard mix let out a really loud yelp/cry. I thought at first she had stepped into some cactus but then I saw her waving her right...
Jan 25, 2021 | Bobcat, Caja del Rio Plateau, Hiker, Trap/Snare Incident Report, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife
January 2021: I found a dead skinned bobcat when hiking on public lands. It was a horrific scene with the fur cut off at the paws, and fur removed from the face and the rest of her body. I did not see a trap in the area but knew they were nearby – hidden – as trappers...
Nov 30, 2020 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Dog, Fur Trade, Hiker, National Forest, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Public Lands, Public Safety, Rescue, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trap Victim Story, Trapping on Public Lands
SANTA FE – Terry Miller of White Rock was walking her two dogs through the Jemez National Recreation Area on Thanksgiving Day when she heard a sharp scream. She turned around to find her dog, Jessie, a 2-year-old Dutch shepherd, with one of her paws caught in a metal...
Nov 29, 2020 | Abuse, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Commercial Fur Sales, Coyote, Cruelty, Fur Trade, Hiker, Public Lands, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife
LAS CRUCES – On Nov. 20, a man on his morning walk discovered multiple piles of dead and skinned coyotes off a main road near Santa Teresa. Kevin Bixby, executive director of the Southwest Environmental Center in Las Cruces, went to the site to check out the scene on...
Feb 28, 2018 | Cruelty, Dog, Fox, Hiker, Public Lands, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife
Readers share their experiences with traps in N.M.’s wilds and call for action ABQ Journal February 27, 2018 Click for larger image
Feb 17, 2018 | Cibola National Forest, Dog, Hiker, Trapping on Public Lands, Uncategorized
A New Mexico woman and wildlife advocate who works to ban trapping recently encountered a steel foothold trap up close and personal while walking in the Cibola National Forest. Mary Katherine Ray of Winston said she was walking her two leashed dogs on Tuesday, along a...
Feb 15, 2018 | Audio, Cruelty, Dog, Hiker, Public Lands, Trapping on Public Lands
WARNING: DISTURBING AUDIO OF SCREAMING DOG CAUGHT IN STEEL JAW TRAP
Dec 8, 2016 | Companion Animal, Dog, Hiker, Illegal Trapping
Just 80 feet from the road to Sandia Crest. In view of a picnic table and a popular hiking trail. And in the path of a family pet named Cub. This past weekend, Cub stepped into a metal leg-hold trap. Read the article in the Albuquerque Journal
