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JamesBray · 06-22-2013, 01:20 AM

A very recent experience prompted me to make this thread.

Why are glue traps legal?

We have a wide variety of alternatives that either kill the animal quickly, or catch it harmlessly for release. But you can still get these at your local hardware store for cheap.

For those of you who don't know what glue traps are, they are basically a sheet of plastic with industrial strength superglue on them. Animals such as mice or rats get stuck of them, and panic - the resulting panic makes them fight for their lives pretty much. In the process, they can rip off skin, break bones, dislodge jaws and eyeballs and even gnaw off a limb to starve to death. The animal will continually excrete its waste products out of fear, it will build up so the animal is basically smeared in it slowly dying. The instructions on the back of the package encourage people to simply discard the animal once caught - presumably throw it in the trash, even if it's still alive. Many people are timid and would have no idea how to euthanize a wounded animal properly.

Some might say "it's just a rodent" or it's "vermin" but that doesn't mean it's OK to slowly torture it to death. I do not think they should be allowed to be used at all. It's a barbaric way to kill anything, and it's so unnecessary. Furthermore, this trap is also used on birds and lizards - non-target species are regularly caught up in them too.

So what are people's thoughts on these things?

06-22-2013, 01:20 AM	#1
JamesBray YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 4	Glue traps A very recent experience prompted me to make this thread. Why are glue traps legal? We have a wide variety of alternatives that either kill the animal quickly, or catch it harmlessly for release. But you can still get these at your local hardware store for cheap. For those of you who don't know what glue traps are, they are basically a sheet of plastic with industrial strength superglue on them. Animals such as mice or rats get stuck of them, and panic - the resulting panic makes them fight for their lives pretty much. In the process, they can rip off skin, break bones, dislodge jaws and eyeballs and even gnaw off a limb to starve to death. The animal will continually excrete its waste products out of fear, it will build up so the animal is basically smeared in it slowly dying. The instructions on the back of the package encourage people to simply discard the animal once caught - presumably throw it in the trash, even if it's still alive. Many people are timid and would have no idea how to euthanize a wounded animal properly. Some might say "it's just a rodent" or it's "vermin" but that doesn't mean it's OK to slowly torture it to death. I do not think they should be allowed to be used at all. It's a barbaric way to kill anything, and it's so unnecessary. Furthermore, this trap is also used on birds and lizards - non-target species are regularly caught up in them too. So what are people's thoughts on these things?