Timmins Woman Raises Awareness About Trapping After Dogs Caught in Snares

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Ontario, CANADA – A Timmins woman’s two dogs are recovering after getting caught up in trapping snares over the weekend.  In the wake of the incident, Lynn Bilodeau and the Timmins Fur Council are both raising awareness about walking in the bush. Lynn Bilodeau was walking her two large dogs in the bush off Malette Road on Sunday when the dogs went off the path and got caught in baited snare traps. Bilodeau’s daughter ran to their truck and brought back shears to cut the lines. Both dogs were caught around the neck. They are recovering, with the younger dog, Molly, having a burst blood vessel in her eye.

Malette Road is in the west end of Timmins is a wooded area, but the logging road has several markers along it where Bilodeau was walking. Her dogs had gone into a clearing off the path when they were caught in the traps. Bilodeau called the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) about the incident and they informed her she could be charged with interfering with a trap.  The MNR has investigated the incident and will not be pressing charges, said MNR spokesperson Mike Fenn.

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