Commission to hold meetings on plan to restrict trapping
CARSON CITY -- Animal advocates and trappers are at odds over a plan to restrict trapping of fur-bearing animals in Clark and Washoe counties.
A special committee of state wildlife commissioners will hold meetings Monday in Las Vegas and Wednesday in Reno on the plan to ban trapping within 1,000 feet of a residence using anything but box or cage traps that don't injure animals or pets.
The Nevada Humane Society and citizens group TrailSafe say dogs and cats have become entangled and injured in leg traps in Nevada's two most populous counties, and restrictions are needed to protect pets and children.
The two groups want to prohibit trapping within at least 3,000 feet of a residence except for box-style traps that don't injure animals. The Nevada Trappers Association supports such a ban only within 1,000 feet of a residence.
The committee meeting will begin at 1 p.m. today at Nevada State Parks Building, 4747 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas. The second meeting will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Nevada Department of Wildlife headquarters in Reno.
