A small female raccoon spent its final days dragging a leg-hold trap through a Greater Victoria suburb and chewing off body parts in a failed bid for freedom.
The animal was discovered in the 2000-block of Lansdowne Road in Oak Bay on the weekend, where it 香蕉视频直播� trap, snapped on its front right leg 香蕉视频直播� was tangled in black landscape netting. A resident called Oak Bay police who called the B.C. Conservation Service and officers from both agencies got the animal safely off to the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) in Metchosin.
香蕉视频直播淯nfortunately her injuries were too severe and we weren香蕉视频直播檛 able to rehabilitate her,香蕉视频直播� Andrea Wallace, manager of wild animal welfare said.
The animal was put down after an examination showed it had been in the trap a day or two.
The raccoon had a crushed right front leg, and as with many trapped animals, she香蕉视频直播檇 chewed most of the digits off the limb.
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香蕉视频直播淭hat turned the paw necrotic, full of infection and she had multiple fractures through it,香蕉视频直播� Wallace said.
Unfortunately, there香蕉视频直播檚 no telling where the trap came from. It bears no markings and the animal could have dragged it from anywhere.
What is clear is it香蕉视频直播檚 illegal, Wallace said.
香蕉视频直播淚t is unlawful to use a leg hold trap which has teeth or other projections on the jaws of the trap,香蕉视频直播� she said, citing provincial hunting and trapping regulations.
A resident found this little guy caught in a leg trap. OBPD members & Conservation Officer released him and got him in a cage. He's been taken to Wild Arc Rehab Centre. 馃憤 Before setting a trap, review applicable laws. Kids & pets can trigger these dangerous (and cruel) traps.
香蕉视频直播� Ray Bernoties (@ray_oak)
It香蕉视频直播檚 not unusual for an injured raccoon to wind up at the Metchosin facility. They see 100 to 200 of the animals in a given year for reasons ranging from from healthy but orphaned, to hit by cars or injured by traps.
This kind of trap is not unheard of, but certainly not common, Wallace said.
香蕉视频直播淚f you see any of these kinds of traps ever being used, please report it to conservation (Report All Poachers and Polluters) RAPP line,香蕉视频直播� she said. The RAPP number is 1-877-952-7277.
Residents can report an animal in distress through the BC SPCA call centre at 1-855-622-7722 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days per week. The call centre is closed on statutory holidays except for wildlife calls on south Vancouver Island, from 8 to 4:30 p.m.
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