Casey died within minutes, killed by what’s known as an M-44, a spring-activated cyanide trap that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services sets to kill coyotes. Theresa Mansfield Casey, the dog killed by a USDA cyanide trap aimed at killing coyotes. And this one could have killed Canyon, too. “Wildlife Services uses cyanide to indiscriminately kill unintended animals and injure humans despite more scientifically sound methods of predator control available for ranchers,” the petition states. There has to be a better way for Wildlife Services and we want to pass a Federal law to make sure that this never happens again.”

Source: Huffington Post April 01, 2017 16:30 UTC