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The TRUTH about TRAPPING in NOVA SCOTIA
The Trapping Awareness Project (TRAP) is the collective voice of a large number of Nova Scotians who want changes to the antiquated Fur Harvesting (Trapping) Regulations. The Project represents people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, living in both urban and rural settings, and includes landowners, pet owners, and a wide variety of recreational users of our natural areas.
Over the past several years, using the Internet, we have established a broad network of concerned individuals and groups. When we began working together in the early months of 2005, the main public focus was the welfare of companion animals (dogs and cats) that were being killed, maimed, or injured in traps and snares. Since then, it has become quite clear that this is only part of a much broader range of people's concerns regarding the dated trapping practices in our province. A particularly contentious issue is the lack of a landowners legal right to have knowledge of and control over traps being set on their property. Because income-producing trapping is classified as a “recreational activity”, trappers don't have to ask permission to set traps on private land.
Unfortunately, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to unfairly use its enormous power to favour the status quo in this and others important issues, at the expense of so many Nova Scotians. An excellent example of the tactics they use can be seen in a March, 2008 reply by Deputy Minster Underwood where he tried to justify why there's no need for changes to the regulations. It was all just evasive, bureaucratic doublespeak! So, in April, we asked for a“due diligence” rationale why each of our nine proposals were not accepted. In July,we received a “business as usual” reply which didn't explain anything. See these letters on the Current Status page or click this link, Underwood's reply with our analysis and DNR's last letter.
The Trapping Awareness Project (TRAP) is the collective voice of a large number of Nova Scotians who want changes to the antiquated Fur Harvesting (Trapping) Regulations. The Project represents people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, living in both urban and rural settings, and includes landowners, pet owners, and a wide variety of recreational users of our natural areas.
Over the past several years, using the Internet, we have established a broad network of concerned individuals and groups. When we began working together in the early months of 2005, the main public focus was the welfare of companion animals (dogs and cats) that were being killed, maimed, or injured in traps and snares. Since then, it has become quite clear that this is only part of a much broader range of people's concerns regarding the dated trapping practices in our province. A particularly contentious issue is the lack of a landowners legal right to have knowledge of and control over traps being set on their property. Because income-
Unfortunately, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to unfairly use its enormous power to favour the status quo in this and others important issues, at the expense of so many Nova Scotians. An excellent example of the tactics they use can be seen in a March, 2008 reply by Deputy Minster Underwood where he tried to justify why there's no need for changes to the regulations. It was all just evasive, bureaucratic doublespeak! So, in April, we asked for a“due diligence” rationale why each of our nine proposals were not accepted. In July,we received a “business as usual” reply which didn't explain anything. See these letters on the Current Status page or click this link, Underwood's reply with our analysis and DNR's last letter.
INTRODUCTION
NEWS
The 2009-10
Trapping Season
begins in October without any
regulation changes to address our concerns.
begins in October without any
regulation changes to address our concerns.