A frightened black and white male cat broke all of his teeth trying desperately to free his paw from a snare trap after it unmercifully snapped down leaving the feline in excruciating pain. On Monday, the Doghouse Sanctuary in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland received a call to rescue the cat dubbed Twinkles; he was rushed for emergency veterinary treatment at Iveagh Veterinary Clinic.
It is not known if Twinkle will need to have his leg amputated. According to the Sun, the animal welfare organization is insisting that all traps be banned, even though ones like this are still legal.
“These kinds of traps, in all forms, are cruel, inhumane and ineffective,” the group stated. “They are often set illegally anyway, under the current regulations, and to expect the lowlifes who set them to abide by the new rules is pathetic. Eighty per cent of the animals caught in them are not the target animal and that is true in this case. It is as effective as putting the animal you want to hurting a crowd of other animals, closing your eyes and shooting.”
According to law, the traps are intended to capture wild animals that have become pests, however they are meant to be checked every 24 hours, and the captive animals released from the torturous pain and humanely destroyed.
Although Twinkle is not out of danger yet and veterinarians continue to take a “wait and see” how his paw heals as to whether it will have to be amputated, an update on the shelter’s Facebook page late Tuesday afternoon seemed more optimistic:
“Twinkle had a comfortable night with pain relief ,he is going to be sedated to have his bandages changed and wound cleaned .he is showing some interest in food but still on drip early days to see if all is ok with his leg x.”
Get well soon Twinkle.
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Why did they not release Twinkle from the trap before transferring him to the vet?
Cruelty in all countries. This cat was rescued and hope his paw is ok without having to remove it. Hopefully his teeth, or lack of, will not pose a problem for his eating.
Ban traps internationally.Ban hunters.The only good hunter is a dead one!
Amen.
Find who set the trap and put their arm in there, snap it closed and walk away!
These vicious traps need to be outlawed internationally – those aholes that use these contraptions should be forced to stick their arm/leg in one and see how it feels – then let them try to chew their way out.