THE HAGUE The Dutch government said yesterday it had banned with immediate effect the import of all furs from animals caught in leg hold traps. Leghold traps are condemned by animal welfare activists as one of the most inhumane ways of snaring animals such as the beaver, otter and lynx.
Leghold trap imports banned
THE HAGUE The Dutch government said yesterday it had banned with immediate effect the import of all furs from animals caught …
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