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by **devil** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:36 pm

I have launched a petition at http://www.cypruspetitions.com/petition ... tion_id=18 - may I ask all who detest animal cruelty to sign it, please?

Ban the sale and use of adhesive rodent traps

We the undersigned petition the Cyprus Parliament and Government to introduce legislation to ban the sale and use of adhesive boards to trap rats and mice. These rodent traps are unspeakably cruel and cause unnecessary suffering by glueing the animals to the board. In some cases, the animals have gnawed off their own legs in an attempt, usually unsuccessful, to free themselves. It often requires three days of agony and distress before it dies of dehydration, sometimes in their own excrement and urine. As wads of fur are pulled out in their struggles, the bare skin in contact with their body fluids is badly irritated. Even though effective, these adhesive traps are unnecessary because reusable mechanical traps are also cheaper, effective and usually kill the animal instantaneously, as are quick-acting poisons. These adhesive traps are as barbaric as the banned limesticks used to trap blackcaps (ambelopoulia) and legislation to ban them would mark Cyprus amongst the leaders with respect to protection against animal cruelty.

by **Raymanoff** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:41 pm

i actually used 2 times a trap like this both times successfully... i made sure i checked it every few hours and then before throwing it out i used to kill the poor thing. :0

by **cyprusgeoff** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:36 pm

How strange and how different this island is.........??

Poison dogs, trap song birds but be kind to rats?

I dread to think what comes next?

Friends of the mosquito society perhaps?

by **Hazza** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:17 pm

Done!

by **miltiades** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:23 pm

Vermin must be eliminated , any means used are acceptable .

by **Hazza** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:27 pm

Vermin must be eliminated, agreed, but a standard trap, or something that will kill them instantly without causing pain and suffering, not something that will keep them in pain and suffering for hours.