King Shepherd Dead After Trapped in Conibear Trap

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TETONIA, ID – Sugar was trapped and killed by an illegally set Conibear type trap in Tetonia, Idaho. She was a beautiful 10-month-old King Shepherd. The owner’s husband took Sugar out for a walk at the Tetonia Rodeo Grounds, a popular area for walking dogs and cross country skiing. The Conibear trap was set on public land near walking areas. The owner’s husband desperately tried to free Sugar, but could not release the trap from around her neck. The owners’ neighbor, who teaches hunting safety courses, went back with the owners to recover Sugar’s body. Together, these two men could not free her, so they had to cut the red nylon rope tie-down and carried her body to his garage where he had to use two vises to finally remove the trap. There were no ID tags on the traps and no trapping permits issued in the area. Fish and Game found an empty can of Spam used to bait the three illegal traps. The incident is currently under investigation by Idaho Fish and Game Department.

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