My poor dog *New pics page 9*

[Thomas423]

Have you searched for the trap yet? Once you find it, maybe you can set up a camera to find out who is checking it.
That's terrible for Hope. Must have been so scarry being trapped for 2 days. I'm sending hugs and prayers her way.

 

[mediazeal]

I hope you called the cops. Someone trying to snare game and not checking it daily is poaching and I'm sure it is illegal for alot of reasons.
Really crummy.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I'm so sorry to hear about Hope.

That is just terrible.

I would search for the trap in case they left it (you don't want anyone else to get caught in it). If you have a game camera that you can setup to catch who is trapping, I would. At the very least they are trespassing. But, you can also take them to small claims court for the vet bill.

 

[purr]

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I'll finish that sentence for you. SHOT DEAD!

 

[purr]

oh and find the trap cause they probably reset it.

so sorry about Hope

 

[4hooves&featheredfriends]

I am so sorry for you and Hope. The two days of worrying must have been awful and the two days of suffering in pain. I am so glad that she has a strong will to live and glad that you decided on the amputation vs. euthanizing her.

I just had a strange thought - if the person is in the area, a local person, Hope will now be a reminder of their travesty. Hope might just tell you who the criminal is - if someone did that to one of my dogs I am pretty sure they wouldn't forget the face or the smell of that person.

Please keep us up to date on her progress. I imagine she is at the vets for the weekend?

Praying for you all.

 

[MysticScorpio82]

Grr, some people are such jerks! The fact that this person feels entitled to trespass on YOUR land, set up traps WITHOUT your permission, and end up harming your dog in the process without any sense of responsiblity, really p*^&#es me off!

I agree with the previous poster, see if you can find the trap and then set up a trap of your own...a camera trap. Then call the police for the trespasses (since you will have proof) and have them pay the bills. I wish you the best and a speedy recovery for your dog.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

i'm so sorry to hear about hope that breaks my heart too, prayers for all of you and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

i'm betting there is more than one and i'd be looking for them. IF u find any traps, snares or cable restraints on ur property do not remove, release an animal or unset them it is illegal to tamper with someone elses plus it is evidance to nail them. take pictures of them and call dept of conservations to report it and they will come take pics, unset and remove and go after them and then i'd sue on top of that and press other charges as well.

u can look at the tag to see who it belongs to and write the info down for when u call them but that is it. the tag should have name, addy, phone# on it or all #'s. our tags have our state id # registered with the game commision it is a perminant id # but i don't know what other states have that system. we can use either way here in pa but i use the #'s both will identify who the trapper is if it has a tag on it.

here is the laws for your state for trapping- http://mdc.mo.gov/hunt/trap/

the regs the way they r listed depending on where those snares r set and how they were made and used, ect if u can find who set them may entitle them to several charges pressed against them. trappers hate to loose their traps, restraints and such so i promise that person will return to look for them.

find them before that person does so u know where to watch for them. if they show up call the police for tresspassing and call the game commision so they impose more penalty.

i believe it was an illegal snare from the sounds of the damage to poor hope, since both snare and restraint r required to have what we call deer stops on them which both in ur state must have on them. there is noway a properly made or used one should have caused her that damage or enabled her to get caught in it. something somewhere was illegally done but without seeing pics of the set and knowing location of it i can't tell u what possibly that maybe. it's people like that which gives us trappers a bad name. i hate people who r ignorant, don't know their laws and r slob trapping and/or pouching. i hope u can find who it is and nail them for everything u can.

please keep us posted how hope does and recovers.
hugs,
silkie

 

[pattyjean73]

I am so sorry to hear about Hope. I would be livid if something happened to one of my dogs. I would definitely report it. Poaching has to be illegel and if nothing else... someone was tresspassing! There has to be something that could be done! That is just insane.

 

[Goat_Walker]

Thats just horrible! Im so sorry

For your dog to go through such pain.... We have five acres as well and I just cant believe that someone would come on your property to set it.