Fox dies in agony in snap trap
Search for perpetrator: According to a media report, a fox became caught in a snap trap in Hutthurm.
Following the discovery of a snap trap in the area of the market town of Hutthurm, the Passau police have launched an investigation.
On Sunday morning, a witness reported a dead fox in the driveway of his property in the Hutthurm municipality. A patrol from the Passau Police Inspectorate established on site that the fox had apparently previously become caught in a snap trap and had dragged itself, seriously injured, to the property entrance, where it then died.
The animal abuser who set the snap trap must be found and held accountable. An animal caught in this way must endure horrific pain until it is discovered or dies in agony. People can also be seriously injured by such devices. It is therefore incomprehensible why the use of so-called killing traps is still permitted in Bavaria under certain conditions. We call on the state government to finally ban the cruel practice of hunting with steel-jaw traps.
Peter Höffken, specialist advisor at PETA
The Passau Police Inspectorate is now investigating a violation of the Animal Welfare Act and poaching. In this context, officers are asking for relevant information from the public at ✆0851/95110. Who can provide information about the placement of the snap trap? It was set up in the Brennschinken area of Hutthurm.
Certain types of snap traps are permitted in eight federal states under certain conditions for use by those entitled to hunt — including in Bavaria. Since even legally placed snap traps cause considerable animal suffering, PETA is calling for a general ban on trap hunting in Germany.
Animal cruelty is not a trivial offence but a criminal act under Section 17 of the Animal Welfare Act and can be punished with a fine or a custodial sentence of up to three years.
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