USA: 2-legged dog sets off trapping flap

07/11/2008

The large, friendly mutt was found in February cowering under a truck camper shell in Houston, a rural area north of Anchorage feeling the pressure of suburbanization. The dog was skinny and cold, but surprisingly alive. He was missing most of the lower half of two legs.

The black and brown dog has become a poster child in Alaska for what pet owners and animal lovers say is a gruesome example of a growing problem - pets that are accidentally caught in traps and snares meant for wild animals.......

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