Must People Drape Their Bodies in Pelts of Dead Animals?

by Trish Swain | Jun 21, 2019 | Incidents

Traps don’t belong near popular paths 

February 9, 2009 Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ) 
Letter to the Editor

While hiking above Pleasant Valley, my dog was caught in a steel trap. The trap was only about 30 feet away from a path that is obviously used with some frequency for hiking. Fortunately, a friend was with me and together we were able to free my dog. 

I understand that trapping is legal in Nevada from November through February, but I question the good sense of it being allowed in areas easily accessed by nearby residents and their pets. 

Beyond concerns for the safety of adults, children and their pets is the issue of the inhumanity of trapping wild animals simply to harvest their furs for clothing. If certain people simply must drape their bodies in the pelts of dead animals, there are those animals raised for that purpose, and I’m hoping that when they are harvested for their beautiful coats, that they are not first held captive in a trap without food for an unknown number of days and nights until the trapper decides to check his traps and then ends their suffering with a bullet to the head. 

Please contact your legislator if you believe the laws regarding trapping in our state need to be addressed and modified. 

Linda Anderson, Reno 

WHICH LUXURY FASHION BRANDS ARE FUR-FREE? [From Harper’s Bazaar]
Phillip Lim
Bottega Veneta
Burberry
Calvin Klein
Coach
Diane Von Furstenberg
Gucci
Giorgio Armani
Hugo Boss
Jimmy Choo
Kate Spade
Lacoste
Maggie Marilyn
Maison Margiela
Michael Kors
Prada
Ralph Lauren
Stella McCartney
Tommy Hilfiger
Versace
Vivenne Westwood
WHICH HIGH-STREET BRANDS ARE FUR-FREE?
Banana Republic
Esprit
Forever 21
GAP
H&M
Jigsaw
Nine West
Topshop
Urban Outfters
Zara
WHICH FASHION RETAILERS ARE FUR-FREE?
ASOS
David Jones
Mr Porter
Myer
Yoox
Net-a-Porter
Selfridges
The Iconic
The Outnet
WHICH AUSTRALIAN FASHION BRANDS ARE FUR-FREE?
Aje.
Aurelio Costarella
bassike
camilla and marc
Collette Dinnigan
Karla Špetić
Jenny Kee
Thurley
Tigerlily
Unreal Fur
Wayne Cooper
We Are Kindred
Yousef Akbar
Zhivago
WHICH OTHER FASHION BRANDS ARE FUR-FREE?
Abercrombie & Fitch
Converse
David Lawrence
Diesel
Guess
Juicy Couture
Levi’s
Lululemon Athletica
Marcs
Nike
Patagonia
Superdry
The North Face
Vans
Victoria’s Secret
Wrangler

Genie Was Used as Coyote Bait – Loses Rear Leg

by Trish Swain | Jun 21, 2019 | Incidents

September 2008 told in person: My small dog Genie, before I adopted her, was left in a trap and used as coyote bait. She was rescued, though she lost a rear leg. Now she is happy, but it’s sad to watch her thigh twitch when she tries to scratch with the missing leg.

Dog Trapped in Spanish Springs Back Yard

by Trish Swain | Jun 21, 2019 | Incidents

Spring 2009 told in person:A dog was trapped in neighbor’s back yard in Spanish Springs. This was an unfenced yard providing free access to animals and children.

Evidence of Trapping in Antelope Valley

by Trish Swain | Jun 21, 2019 | Incidents

Spring 2007  email: I live in Antelope Valley and we’re having similar problems in the north valleys with these terrible things. 

I [have] 8×10 glossies of a nearby trap area after a coyote was trapped there. The animal might have spent the full 96 hours (legal) time (or longer) before our dear neighbor checked the trap, because the area is totally trashed: broken branches, bark stripped from trees, piles of needles, scarred ground.

[The] nearest trap is on the next door neighbor’s land (absentee-neighbor) and we’re waiting for her to return a signed letter giving us permission to post signs on her property and kick him off. Unfortunately, across the dirt road from our homes is a 320 acre BLM section where he will move his operation. 

Let’s get the hunters out of our neighborhoods and protect our children and all animals.