Trapping Incident #90
Reported:
02/14/2007
Location:
Colon, NE - USA
Species:
Dog
Trap Type:
Kill-type
Incident Date:
11/23/2006
Victim's Disposition:
dead
Victim's Name:
Basil
Legal Action:
No
Summary:
Taking a break from preparing Thanksgiving dinner, caregiver took her 4 dogs for a walk down a country road. Basil ran into a roadside ditch and never came back. His caregiver spotted his limp body in a 220 Conibear trap; her husband, who retrieved the body, said Basil had died instantly when his neck was broken. The trap was illegal, being larger than legal limits as well as baited with a dead opossum.
Result:
trap illegal - too large