Legislation to Ban Trapping in Wildlife Refuges Introduced in Congress

Legislation to Ban Trapping in Wildlife Refuges Introduced in Congress

Born Free USA welcomes the reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Championed by Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), this important legislation would ban body-gripping traps – including steel-jaw leghold traps, Conibear traps, and strangulation neck snares – within our National Wildlife Refuge System: public, protected lands set aside to be a safe haven for our native wildlife. “When Americans visi…

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). This bill would prohibit the use of archaic body-gripping traps within the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), with limited exceptions. Body-gripping traps include steel-jaw leghold traps, Conibear traps, and snares.