Foxes in Massachusetts caught and injured in illegal animal traps, police are investigating

Foxes in Massachusetts caught and injured in illegal animal traps, police are investigating

Police are trying to find out who has been setting illegal animal traps, which recently caught and injured foxes in the Boston-area. The Arlington Police Department and Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating multiple reports of illegal animal traps. The use of leg hold traps has been banned in Massachusetts since 1975. The first incident was […]

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The RSPB is employing contractors to kill birds and foxes using dogs and controversial live bait traps ‘away from public view’, documents reveal

The RSPB is employing contractors to kill birds and foxes using dogs and controversial live bait traps ‘away from public view’, documents reveal

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is seeking to hire an ‘experienced contractor’ to hunt foxes with dogs and capture crows using live bait traps, documents reveal. The bird protection charity is looking to employ an ‘appropriately qualified’ worker to catch and kill the animals, while hiding the cull from public view, documents […]

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