Trapping Incident #147
Reported:
11/24/2004
Location:
Grand Marais, MI - USA
Species:
Dog
Trap Type:
Kill-type
Incident Date:
Victim's Disposition:
dead
Victim's Name:
Pivo
Legal Action:
No
Summary:
Camping at the Blind Sucker State Campground during deer hunting season, Pivo’s caregivers were very careful to be wearing orange, even on the dog. Pivo wandered approximately 40 feet from the designated campsite. She tripped, but was not hurt by, a leg trap, but five minutes later she found the Conibear trap that killed her. There were no tags on the traps and both were lying on the ground and set. Pivo’s caregivers were unable to remove the trap from her neck before she was asphyxiated within minutes.
Result: