Trapped People Vs Trapped Animals

[editorialist12]

I would like to share a letter written to Trap Free Montana Public Lands, an organization dedicated to the elimination of cruel leg hold traps and other such devices which cause extreme pain to animals, even pets as well as small children who are caught in them. The letter written by a woman trapped in a car accident who could not free herself tells what it felt like to be trapped with no way of freeing herself. She then compared her suffering to the animals who also are trapped and cannot free themselves. Here is her story:

"I was in a head-on car crash and the result of that was my feet were trapped in a car for over two hours until they could be extracted from the vehicle and I could be free. I was completely trapped. I could move one arm but the rest of my body was broken. My arm and my leg and my foot were broken but both feet were trapped. Although I can't completely say I know what a wild animal feels like when they've been trapped I can say it was the worst experience of my life.

"Being trapped and not knowing what was going to happen next, the fear, the adrenaline and wanting to get out so bad you can't stand it and willing to do anything to make that happen. If I'm able I would love to be maybe an advocate to let people know what it feels like to be trapped because I remember and it's horrific and I just still can't believe animals go through that in this day and age. I still have nightmares about it and I'm going through PTSD with the psychiatrist about how horrific it was to my mind not only to crash but being trapped as well. Not only to be in pain mentally to be trapped but to be in pain, excruciating pain, as well, which is what they're going through. It's a double deal and it's terrifying.

"I was lucky I have medication but these animals don't get that. My ending is lucky because I lived and these animals don't get that chance. I hope that we can put an end to trapping in Montana. I can say, first hand, being trapped is awful and I don't want any species to feel that pain and be terrified of that unknown. I just hope that maybe one person hears my story and stops trapping."

It is hoped after reading this letter people will be moved with compassion to outlaw these devices once and fall as has been done in many nations around the world.

[thewriter]

I want to support comments made by Editorialist12 about trapping. Trapping using methods that hurt, injure or kill animals is now more than outdated when there are humane traps readily available. Why must we as supposedly the most civilized country in the world continue to use a device that inflicts so much pain and misery on an animal or even a small child? You would think that something like this that could harm a child would be reason enough to ban these traps. Also pets like dogs and cats can get snared in them as well.

To me it is an utter disgrace that many nations have already banned this insidious device and we have not! Is it humane or right to allow any animal to suffer hunger, dehydration hypothermia heat prostration, attacks by wild animals while waiting for the trapper finally to bring its life to a brutal end. Those are some of the conditions an animal must endure when caught in traps such as these.
To refuse to eliminate this unnecessary suffering and torture speaks volumes about those who continue to use them. Such people who can allow this suffering are to me mentally ill and would not hesitate to injure or kill another human being. They are of the lowest type of human being possible and should not be allowed to have any animal in their possession. They probably treat whatever animals they have with disdain, contempt, lack of compassion or even proper care.

It is time for such trapping methods to go America. We are not living in the dark ages anymore where such devices may have been needed. In today's world where knowledge shows animals sense pain and have feelings it is unconscionable we as a supposedly a civilized and humane society would even still use them.

[PssttCmere]

On one hand, they do serve a purpose....what is the answer?

[editorialist12]

I believe I have answered the question In the second sentence of my post. Use humane traps rather than these cruel ones. Such traps are readily available in catalogues sent out in mailings or available in some hardware stores or on line in places like Walmart, etc.