Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction of a new federal bill—spearheaded by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—that would restrict the use of body-gripping traps on ...

An animal welfare coalition plans to hold a rally on Saturday on Taipei’s Ketagalan Boulevard to call for a ban on spring-loaded snare traps. Organizers said the event was inspired by “Banban,” a dog ...

Although more than 85 countries have banned or heavily restricted the use of steel-jaw leghold traps, the United States—one of the world’s largest fur producing and consuming nations—continues to ...

Some animals do not rely on speed or strength but instead reshape their environment to capture prey. Species such as spiders and antlions build carefully engineered traps that exploit gravity, tension ...

Animal rights advocates yesterday rallied on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei to urge the government to fulfill its commitment to ban snare traps. The Ministry of Agriculture had promised to announce a ...

It only took one experience with a friend’s dog getting caught in a steel jaw trap that motivated me into the quest to ban traps. All of them! Not only snares, Conibear traps and steel jaw traps but ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A local volunteer-based organization known as TRAPS—short for ‘Trapping, Rescuing, Advocating, and Providing Support’ is working to ease overcrowded shelters by humanely ...

Like many student volunteers, the kids in the group Town Belt Kaitiaki look after their neighborhood parks — planting trees, weeding, clearing paths. But they also do something less common: ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Williamson County Animal Center is raising the price of one of its services, and they’re asking the community to make some changes so the service can continue. The shelter ...