Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be Banned
In North America, where fur trapping remains an active practice, killing neck snares continue to be used for capturing canids, particularly red fox (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>), coyote (<i>Canis latrans</i>), and gray wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>). However, over the last 50...
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| description | In North America, where fur trapping remains an active practice, killing neck snares continue to be used for capturing canids, particularly red fox (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>), coyote (<i>Canis latrans</i>), and gray wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>). However, over the last 50 years, scientific studies have consistently demonstrated that killing neck snares are inhumane—meaning that snared animals do not lose consciousness within five minutes and may remain alive for hours—and non-selective, often capturing a wide range of non-target wild and domestic animals. This non-selectivity can contribute to the local extirpation of certain species. The continued use of killing neck snares reflects a disregard for the welfare of wild mammals and poses risks to the sustainability of their populations. This persistence appears to be driven by misinformation, widespread myths, and inadequately implemented international trapping standards. These issues lead to critical questions about what must be performed to prohibit the use of these devices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ec5790fbaa945aaa1cb1634f51581c72025-08-20T03:02:48ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152025-07-011515222010.3390/ani15152220Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be BannedGilbert Proulx0Alpha Wildlife Research & Management, 229 Lilac Terrace, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 1W3, CanadaIn North America, where fur trapping remains an active practice, killing neck snares continue to be used for capturing canids, particularly red fox (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>), coyote (<i>Canis latrans</i>), and gray wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>). However, over the last 50 years, scientific studies have consistently demonstrated that killing neck snares are inhumane—meaning that snared animals do not lose consciousness within five minutes and may remain alive for hours—and non-selective, often capturing a wide range of non-target wild and domestic animals. This non-selectivity can contribute to the local extirpation of certain species. The continued use of killing neck snares reflects a disregard for the welfare of wild mammals and poses risks to the sustainability of their populations. This persistence appears to be driven by misinformation, widespread myths, and inadequately implemented international trapping standards. These issues lead to critical questions about what must be performed to prohibit the use of these devices.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/15/2220animal welfarefur-trappinghumanenessInternational Humane Trapping Standardskilling neck snaresselectivity |
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| title | Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be Banned |
| title_full | Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be Banned |
| title_fullStr | Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be Banned |
| title_full_unstemmed | Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be Banned |
| title_short | Killing Neck Snares Are Inhumane and Non-Selective, and Should Be Banned |
| title_sort | killing neck snares are inhumane and non selective and should be banned |
| topic | animal welfare fur-trapping humaneness International Humane Trapping Standards killing neck snares selectivity |
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