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Are Clover Traps and Captive Bolt Gun really considered "Humane" ???

"As someone who has hunted, it's not a pretty sight," he said, musing about public reaction in downtown Victoria to a deer caught in a cage beating itself to a pulp trying to escape.

Then the deer is shot with a boltgun "and doing the funky chicken with blood coming out of its ears," he said. "That's why I am looking at dual solutions. One can be accomplished and the other one is a lot more difficult," he said." (This is a quotation from Mayor Rann of Metchosin - Feb3, Victoria Times)

Some statements from experts about the cruelty of the Clover Trap and Captive Bolt Gun:

The Humane Society of the United States — "We firmly believe that it is impossible to ensure that this technology is used correctly enough in the field to provide a humane death to deer. Captive bolt guns are designed for use on restrained animals in highly structured and controlled environments. Even there, the 'humaneness' of these devices has been called into question. These guns were not designed for use on wild animals under any circumstances and certainly not as a management tool for white-tailed deer."

Dr. Peggy Larson, animal law and veterinary medicine — "This is a very inhumane way to rid yourselves of excess deer because of the extreme fright experienced by the deer and because the captive bolt does not effect a clean kill when the animal's head is not immobilized. The misplaced bolt does not always kill but merely wounds the deer making repeated attempts necessary to kill the struggling animals."

Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR) — "AVAR is opposed to this cruel method of capturing deer because it subjects them to extreme stress and suffering before they are killed. Deer struggle and kick, often fracturing a limb or sustaining other injuries. If the deer moves his or her head at the time the bolt is fired, the deer will be painfully wounded and the struggle continues until additional shots are fired."

Dr. John W. Grandy, Ph.D. wildlife biologist, senior vice president of wildlife and habitat protection, Wildlife Land Trust, Washington, D.C. — "Captive bolt guns were designed for use on restrained domestic animals, typically in slaughterhouses. The 'humaneness' of this device has been called into question under those circumstances. There is ample documentation about the cruel, slow deaths suffered by domestic animals even in slaughterhouses. These guns were not designed for use on wild animals under any circumstances."

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