Foot Hold/Connibear Trap Ban.

[BWALKER77]

Text - H.R.8828 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

Text for H.R.8828 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

www.congress.gov

 

[dgc1963]

I cant believe this will get any footing (excuse the pun) and im very sure this woman has no Idea what trappers do and or anything about trapping

 

[Nick87]

Hopefully that one doesn't get passed thanks for sharing this.

 

[huronmtns]

Wildlife is run at the State level and this bill is going to try and change wildlife management methods to the federal level. This should crash very quickly.

 

[David58]

I suspect that a lot of the opposition to the traps is not fur trapping, but the occasions where a pet has wandered off the trail and met with its end or been seriously injured by a trap. Setting traps in areas where folks hike with their dogs is asking for this to happen, and explode on the local and regional, and via social media, national "wire" - viral, I think it is. I don't worry about my Airedales much, but my Rat Terrier would not pass the conibear test if one were set near a trail. It doesn't take many sets close to human traffic to end up winning a publicity award.

Hopefully the bill will crash, quickly, and ideally, permanently.

 

[sharpshooter97]

Urban America drives me nuts, trapping is one of the most effective and humane methods to control nuisance critters and catch fur.

 

[runningmt]

As mentioned above, much like with hunting, it’s the bad actors that drive a desire for change.

While there may not be a “legal” reason not to set traps in an area where there’s a ton of public use by pet owners, an ethical trapper should know not to set his/her traps in these areas.

And to the people who might argue “I’m not breaking any laws”? You reap what you sow.

 

[Sytes]

Federal legislature determining State game management...
It should be shot down in a blaze of crapola. The only interest I have: to see the D / R votes.

 

[Cogreeny]

There should be a trapping season for politicians and 330 conibears should be legal set on land for them. Any thoughts on best baits for them?

edit: also no limit if you’re skilled enough catch all you can.

 

[Nick87]

There should be a trapping season for politicians and 330 conibears should be legal set on land for them. Any thoughts on best baits for them?

edit: also no limit if you’re skilled enough catch all you can.

$5 bill would probably do the trick.

 

[shoots-straight]

Just goes to show what type of law makers get voted in these days. Many don't understand how the system works.

 

[Cogreeny]

$5 bill would probably do the trick.

I reckon it would as long as it was taxpayer money of course.