Leghold traps banned by B.C. town
The Canadian Press
Posted: Aug 3, 2011 7:00 PM PT
Last Updated: Aug 3, 2011 7:34 PM PT
The B.C. town of Gibsons has banned harmful animal traps in a move being called the first of its kind in Canada.
The bylaw bans all body-clamping traps, such as leghold and snare traps, except those used by conservation officers, radio station CKAY reported Wednesday.
The maximum fine for violating the law is $1,000.
Gibsons council passed the law Tuesday at the urging of the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, which said Gibsons is the first place in Canada with such a comprehensive bylaw.
Mayor Barry Janyk says he was surprised to hear his town — on the Sunshine Coast northwest of Vancouver — was first to go this far with such a bylaw because it seemed a common sense move.
The ban came after a woman's dog was caught in a leghold trap in Gibsons that was intended to capture wolves.
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