Animals rights activists ask CT to ban controversial type of trapping. They call it ‘inhumane’

Animals rights activists ask CT to ban controversial type of trapping. They call it ‘inhumane’

Animal rights activists are calling on Connecticut to end what they say is a cruel method of trapping wild animals that is already banned in other states. The request came from Harvard law students in a letter penned to state officials. In Connecticut, fur-bearing animals such as beavers, muskrats and raccoons may be caught by several different types of traps during trapping season. The state allows several types of traps including box traps, li…