On May 19, Born Free USA hosted Ending the Crushing Cruelty: International Perspectives on Trapping, a webinar exploring work being done around the globe to end cruel trapping. The webinar was hosted by Angela Grimes, Born Free USA CEO, and featured Dr. Liz Tyson, Born Free USA Programs Director, who spoke about trapping in the United States; Newton Simiyu, Research Officer at Born Free Kenya, who spoke about Born Free’s work to combat illegal snaring and the associated bushmeat trade in Kenya; and Lesley Fox, Executive Director of the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, who discussed the association’s efforts to end trapping in Canada.
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