The conibear trap is designed to close on an animal's neck so it's killed quickly. But the legality of the trap doesn't comfort Gagnon, who has walked along that drainage ditch, just north of some ...

A preliminary search on Amazon.ca found several conibear animal traps for as little as $28. When an animal steps on the steel-jaw trap spring, the jaws shut. clamping down on the animal’s leg or ...

A family from Creston B.C., is raising concerns about Conibear traps after their dog was killed when the local diking authority failed to warn them the traps had been set near the family farm.

Antram says a second trap was found just a few feet from the first one. According to police, conibear traps are legal to purchase, but you have to be a licensed trapper to use them.

The trap was reportedly set by a local farmer, to protect his property from coyotes. Conibear traps are legal in Manitoba, even within city limits. Animal advocates are calling for that to change.

A Burnaby animal rights group is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever set an illegal leg-hold trap that led to the death of a Surrey raccoon. "You ...

Conibear traps are condemned by animal welfare advocates such as Humane Canada and the Animal Alliance of Canada, which say they cause prolonged and agonizing death, are ineffective in the long run ...

Before officers arrived at the scene, the animal had been released. The Humane Society says that most municipalities in the area have limits on who can use body-gripping traps, including Conibear ...

According to the non-profit society that's dedicated to stopping trapping cruelty and protecting fur-bearing animals, on Dec. 9, a raccoon was found dehydrated and dragging a Conibear trap in PoCo.

A member of the Kelowna Fire Department told Global News it’s not clear at this point how his lower arm got stuck in the Conibear trap, which is known to trap and kill small animals. After ...