The deaths of at least six dogs caught in body-gripping traps since fall has prompted two Minnesota lawmakers to introduce legislation to restrict their use. And Department of Natural Resources ...

The short answer is yes. There is not a single valid reason, rationale, or argument to justify maintaining the current law that bans the use of body-grip traps during a highly regulated trapping ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Some Minnesota dog owners asked lawmakers to change how body grip traps are used. Lawmakers responded, but not in the way some dog owners had hoped. John Reynolds, whose dog was ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Demonstrators gathered at the Governor's mansion Saturday afternoon to protest a decision by the DNR to allow the expansion of a certain type of trap to public walk-in-access ...

Oct. 20 is just around the corner and with it comes a danger that most people aren’t aware exists. The danger can be hidden in the grass, in the ditch, in a box or bucket or even in your driveway ...

In response to a recent rash of accidental dog deaths in Minnesota, Sen. Chuck Wiger, DFL- Maplewood, and Rep. John Ward, DFL- Brainerd, announced last week that they will introduce legislation next ...

In 1996, Massachusetts citizens voted to prohibit the use of the most common and effective traps for catching animals like beavers, coyotes, and foxes. That left cage traps, such as the Havahart, as ...