2023-11-21 10:55:00
Fortunately, for Vénus, a Border Collie dog who has just celebrated her first birthday, her mistress and her companion were also alerted by these unusual cries coming from a small grove located between rue du Poquereux and rue du Sart Colin , in Laplaine.
They quickly understood that this was a call for help from their young dog who had taken advantage of a brief outing in the garden to explore the surrounding area.
Unusual this Wednesday morning: a deer walking in the city center of Ath
They found her with her left front leg held in a snare trap from which she was unable to free herself without outside help.
If the latter had not been brought so quickly, we can imagine the excruciating suffering to which Venus would have been subjected.
A call for vigilance for pet owners
In this case, the story ends well for Venus who comes out of it with a big scare which will perhaps dissuade her from running away again in the future.
If we tell it, it is also – and above all – to encourage owners of domestic animals to exercise the greatest vigilance, particularly when walking them in the countryside.
Because, unfortunately, it is not uncommon to encounter this type of trap, even near homes.
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If dogs generally escape more easily, if only because they are often kept on a leash during walks, this is less true for cats who are too easily caught by this type of trap, without being able to escape. ‘detach from it.
With the dramatic consequences that we imagine.
Especially since the latter are often considered pests by trappers.
A questionable but highly regulated practice
Unfortunately, the setting of snare traps is not (yet?) prohibited in Wallonia but it is strictly regulated by a decree from the Walloon Government of October 18, 2022 relating to the destruction of certain species of game.
“The destruction of the fox, the wild cat, the marten and the skunk can only be done with a view to preventing significant damage to livestock or in the interest of wildlife,” the text specifies in particular.
In the context of collars, as in the case that concerns us, only those equipped with a stopper can be used.
The goal is to capture the animal without harming it and to be able to release it as quickly as possible in case it is not one of those mentioned above.
Furthermore, not just anyone can become a trapper.
The text also specifies that “the destruction of the same animals in the interest of wildlife is carried out by the holder of the hunting right effectively exercising this right on the land where the destruction is envisaged, or his sworn guards.
The Minister may authorize officials and employees of the Nature and Forestry Division to destroy foxes and feral cats in woods subject to forestry regime.”
In practice, we know very well that these texts are not always respected and that it still happens too often that a pet is the victim of homemade traps set by unscrupulous individuals who only have make consequences for their actions.
On the other hand, some trappers have an unfortunate tendency to confuse feral cats with domestic cats when they are trapped.
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