Jan 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is a dangerous predator in the Jemez that you might not be aware of. It’s quiet. It lies in wait for unsuspecting prey. It’s virtually invisible, indiscriminate, and here year-round. It causes untold suffering and often a painful, prolonged death...
Jan 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Across the United States, the resurgence of a frontier tradition – commercial fur trapping – is taking a hidden, often grisly toll on wildlife. The activity is legal. It is regulated by state agencies. And for the most part, it doesn’t pose a threat...
Jan 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Jul 15, 2015 | Abuse, Cruelty, Dog, Trap Injuries
A dog found walking on exposed bone stumps of missing back legs is thought to be a victim of a bear trap. Watch the KOAT news segment here: http://www.koat.com/article/dogs-former-owner-arrested/4477482 For more information on Cub please visit...
Mar 5, 2015 | Abuse, Cruelty, Dog, Trap Injuries
https://www.thedodo.com/miracle-dog-expose-trap-horror-1022299525.html Every year on public and private land throughout the country, thousands of animals suffer and die slow deaths after becoming ensnared in leghold traps, considered by some to be one of the cruelest...
Feb 21, 2013 | Legislation, National Forest, NM Department of Game and Fish, NM State Game Commission, Public Lands, Trapping on Public Lands
By New Mexico State Representative Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales, Taos In Taos County, we are uniquely blessed with the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains, national forest lands and the Rio Grande Gorge. As residents, we all personally benefit from the...
Apr 14, 2012 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife
Ninety percent of New Mexico residents believe trapping should be banned on public lands, according to a report released Wednesday by a panel of seven New Mexico citizens. The report was created through online surveys organized by the People’s Forum on Public Lands...
Mar 15, 2012 | Dog, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands
San Cristobal resident Maya Anthony ended up with more injuries than her dog Joker after the pet was caught in a leg-hold trap during a family outing in the Carson National Forest near Taos last month. Panicked by the pain and trauma of being caught in the trap, Joker...
Mar 7, 2012 | Dog, Public Lands, Trap Injuries
SANTA FE, N.M. — A dog was caught in a wildlife trap during a family hike north of Taos on Feb. 26, not far from where a couple of dogs were caught in traps in late 2010. In the most recent case, one of the dog’s owners — 17-year-old Maya Anthony of San Cristobal —...
Oct 22, 2011 | Bear, Bobcat, NM State Game Commission, Public Lands, Trapping on Public Lands, Trapping Regulations
October 2011 New Mexicans are increasingly moving toward a consensus that foothold trapping of furbearer animals ought to be more closely regulated — if not mostly banned, as our neighbors in Arizona did in 1994. Unfortunately, at the same time the New Mexico State...
Sep 16, 2011 | Cruelty, Dog, Legislation, NM Department of Game and Fish, Trap Injuries
The founder of a Santa Fe animal sanctuary had three dogs each missing one leg. A woman from San Cristobal told of her dogs — and her fingers — being caught in animal traps. They were two of about 75 people from all over the state who traveled to Albuquerque on...
Sep 15, 2011 | Trapping on Public Lands
Conservation groups have organized a forum to discuss furbearer trapping in New Mexico and a recent decision by state officials to end a trapping ban in the Mexican gray wolf recovery area. WildEarth Guardians, Animal Protection of New Mexico and the Sierra Club...
Sep 15, 2011 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Bobcat, Endangered Species, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife
The debate over whether New Mexico should prohibit the trapping of bobcats, raccoons and other furbearing animals on public lands is far from over. Conservation groups scheduled a forum Wednesday evening to talk about trapping and a recent decision by the state Game...
Sep 14, 2011 | Bobcat, Cruelty, Dog, Public Lands, Wildlife
These letters appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on September 13, 2011 THERE IS nothing “more humane” about the way trapping is done. Catching any and all animals that happen by a trap doesn’t help or take care of our wildlife. Animals left in traps for hours or days...
