Jun 27, 2018 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Cruelty, Dog, Editorial, Endangered Species, Mexican wolf, Public Opinion, Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife
The public only recently learned that a man intentionally set a leg-hold trap on public land to illegally capture an endangered Mexican wolf in 2015 (“Catron County man pleads guilty to killing Mexican gray wolf,” Albuquerque Journal, May 25). Once captured, still...Jun 11, 2018 | Dog, Public Lands, Trap Victim Story
I was leading a Sierra Club outing when a Jack Russell took off barking with enthusiasm and delight only to be caught in a baited trap. I knew how to open the trap, but the terrified and hurt animal bit his owner before we could release him. The outing ended then as...
May 21, 2018 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Bobcat, Dog, Fox, Fur Trade, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Waste, Wildlife
Three-legged wolf, tortured bobcat, injured raven, trapped pet dogs, and dumped wildlife carcasses highlight the toll on animal welfare and public safety For immediate release May 21, 2018 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177,...
Mar 29, 2018 | Cruelty, Dog, Illegal Trapping, Trap Injuries
In March 2018 a dog was found in Las Cruces dragging a steel trap on its paw. This is the X-ray showing broken and misplaced bones. Click here to read the story » ...
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 1, 2017 | Dog
Jemez Post, November 30, 2017 A dog being walked by a couple of Jemez folks ran into an animal trap set in an arroyo beside a designated road, on Forest Road 376, about half a mile north of the Gilman Tunnels. They were alerted to the animal’s distress when it began...Jan 21, 2017 | Cruelty, Dog, Editorial, Endangered Species, Legislation, Public Lands, Wildlife
There is a trio of wildlife bills proposed this legislative session that would cost the state – and thus taxpayers – nothing in cash while earning them the moral high ground when it comes to respecting New Mexico’s wildlife and ecosystems, which belong to those same...
Jan 2, 2017 | Companion Animal, Cruelty, Dog, Illegal Trapping, Trap Injuries
Article in Making Tracks, Winter 2016 Issue In August 2016, APNM’s Cruelty Case Manager was alerted to an extreme animal cruelty case in which two missing dogs in Taos were found severely injured, caught in cruel leg-hold traps on a neighbor’s property. Both were...
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
Nov 22, 2016 | Cibola National Forest, Dog, Illegal Trapping, Public Lands
By Chris Quintana / Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST – John Ussery and his 25-pound dog Cub were finishing a hike in the Cibola National Forest on Saturday when Ussery heard “terrible screaming.” Ussery and a friend rushed from the road and...
Jan 14, 2016 | Audio, Dog, Public Lands
Kathleen McDonald tells her story about when her dog was trapped and she was injured in the Lincoln National Forest. It is impossible to think of the places we love in the same way when a hidden trap could be anywhere. Animal News Hour with Kathleen McDonald...
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...
Jan 30, 2015 | Audio, Cruelty, Dog
David Forjan, the host of Animal News Hour, recounts his own heart-pounding story of having to rescue his dog Annie from a trap and how he was also horribly injured—a story that is all too common in New Mexico. Animal News Hour with David Forjan...
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 —...
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 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... 
