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Beautiful Doggie "Sadie"; Badly Injured by Trap
Animal Lifeline of Iowa ^ | 12/19/2013 | Animal Lifeline of Iowa

Posted on 12/18/2013 1:29:26 AM PST by garandgal

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To: garandgal

I’m glad she got saved but to turn this into an anti trapping thing is sad. The dog should have never been running loose from the start.


21 posted on 12/18/2013 5:09:29 AM PST by Dusty Road
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Around here many people set traps on public ground and in ditches. They use illegal traps; with no identification.

When I mentioned in my post that my husband watched a cat killed by a trap...it was a trap that is completely, 100% illegal in the state of Iowa...it was located in a ditch off of a public roadway. A kid picking daisies could have had his hand snapped off.

It is a serious concern for guys out hunting with dogs...so we could just as easily discuss keeping traps off of public ground rather than “keeping our dogs on our property.”

Oh! Forgot to mention...I grew up on a large sheep farm. My Father would have NEVER trapped an animal in this fashion...he would have been horrified, frankly. We had farm dogs & goats to keep predators at bay...goats are mean...LOL!


22 posted on 12/18/2013 5:15:43 AM PST by garandgal
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A kid picking daisies could have had his hand snapped off.

Wrong.

23 posted on 12/18/2013 5:25:35 AM PST by eartrumpet
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“A kid picking daisies could have had his hand snapped off.”

Oh good grief! Leg hold traps don’t snap things off nor do they break things, they clamp and hold. If what you said was true I wouldn’t have any fingers left on my right hand, I’ve had them caught many time while setting traps, I want them set light! I use #3 and #4 dual coil Victor leg holds and I’ll stick my hand into either one and won’t come back with no more than a slight bruise if that much. They are specifically designed to hold not maim, I trap for the whole animal not just a foot, fur buyers don’t buy feet. Farm dogs and goats are considered a fine cuisine by the local predators around here, they’ll take them right off you back porch. They don’t make a dog big enough or bad enough to fend of a pack of coyotes, that dog or goat will be coyotes feces the next day. We have a total of 42 square miles of ranch with coyotes and the occasional mountain lion, there’s only one way to protect it and it’s an ongoing battle.


24 posted on 12/18/2013 5:52:06 AM PST by Dusty Road
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As far as fitting the dog with a prosthesis good luck with that, most likely she’ll chew it off. I’ve had two three legged dogs over the years and if it’s a front leg they get around surprisingly well. My German Shorthair Judge was hit by a rattle and lost part of his right front leg, My Jack Russell Waylon had his right front leg chewed up by a badger and had to have the foot removed. Both lived long happy lives. The plus side is they don’t dig anymore! My Jack Russell Maggie thinks she’s a Chu Chi tunnel rat. Some of the old Vets here will figure that one out.


25 posted on 12/18/2013 6:19:32 AM PST by Dusty Road
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26 posted on 12/18/2013 10:48:46 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: garandgal

Poor girl.


27 posted on 12/18/2013 10:53:34 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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When, oh WHEN will people not allow their house pets to run unattended, with no leash???? There is so much senseless injury and death to animals who run loose.


28 posted on 12/18/2013 11:54:00 AM PST by Monkey Face (I know the voices aren't real, but man, do they ever come up with some good ideas!)
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