NB: The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards made it illegal in 2020 to catch stoats in Fenn traps because they were too large to be killed instantly. DOC traps (originally used by the Department of Conservation in New Zealand) are the only traps approved for killing stoats in the UK.
Only eight states have enacted bans or significant restrictions on leghold traps: Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, California and Washington.
Humane traps, or box traps, are an effective means of capturing certain dogs and cats that won't allow humans to approach. Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue has trapped hundreds of cats and dogs in Tru-Catch humane traps without a single significant injury.
Body-gripping traps—such as steel-jaw leghold traps, snares, and Conibear traps—are inhumane and inherently nonselective, meaning they indiscriminately injure and kill nontarget animals, including endangered and threatened species and even pets.
Trapping, Transporting, and Transplanting Game Animals and Game Birds; Permit Required. (a) No person may capture, transport, or transplant any game animal or game bird from the wild in this state unless that person has obtained a permit to trap, transport, and transplant from the department.
Hunting and Trapping on Private Land In Tennessee, state wildlife laws require hunters and trappers to obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on private property.
Only eight states have enacted bans or significant restrictions on leghold traps: Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, California and Washington.
The only killing traps now permitted are those for rodents, moles and similar small mammals.