Mar 12, 2019 | 2019 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Dog, Endangered Species, HB 366, Legislation, Letter to the Editor, Mexican wolf, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands
Traps and snares are a threat to public land users, their dogs and wildlife, including endangered Mexican wolves, who are caught, maimed and killed by these indiscriminate devices. Steel jaw traps have been banned in over 100 countries and our neighboring states of...
Feb 8, 2019 | 2019 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Cruelty, Dog, HB 366, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Roxy's Law, Waste, Wildlife Management
After hearing nearly 2½ hours of often passionate public comment from dozens of people both for and against a bill that would make it illegal to trap, snare or poison wildlife on public lands, the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday...
Feb 8, 2019 | 2019 Legislative Session, Cruelty, HB 366, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – As lawmakers consider banning all animal trappings on public lands, the proposal drew in a huge crowd at the Roundhouse. Critics claim it’s inhumane to wildlife and that both legal and illegal traps are injuring pets, even people....
Jan 26, 2019 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Coyote, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Roxy's Law, Trap Injuries, Trapping on Public Lands
Letter to the Editor Rio Grande Sun, Española, NM January 24, 2019 You may have read how Roxy the dog died in a snare set on a trail at the Bureau of Land Management’s Santa Cruz Lake recreation area. Roxy’s heartbroken owner had to carry his friend’s lifeless body...
Jan 23, 2019 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Trapping on Public Lands
Nov 21, 2018 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, NM State Game Commission, Public Lands, Public Opinion
Every year, leg-hold and body-crushing traps are hidden throughout New Mexico’s public lands by trappers hoping to exterminate certain wildlife species or simply make money from furs. These are the same public lands where New Mexicans and tourists go to enjoy...
Oct 10, 2018 | NM State Game Commission, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Trapping on Public Lands, Trapping Regulations, Wildlife
By Elizabeth Miller of the Santa Fe Reporter The state of New Mexico spent more than $32,000 to hold a series of meetings ostensibly to review trapping regulations and appease political stirrings that call for an end to the practice. Their sole output has been to...
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...
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,...
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...
