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Glue Trap Ban Resolution
First seen: January 16, 2024
Last seen: January 16, 2024
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January 16, 2024Council
Full RecordingBan Rodent Glue Board Traps - Proposed Recommendation to Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities
"Council reviewed the proposed resolution concerning the inhumane nature and ineffectiveness of glue traps. Staff confirmed that the Town already has an internal policy prohibiting the use of such traps on municipal property. Council voted to forward the resolution to the AVICC 2024 Convention."
Formal MotionPassed
"THAT the following resolution be forwarded to the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities 2024 Convention: "WHEREAS glue traps are an ineffective method for controlling rodents as they fail to address the root causes of an infestation, including access to food and shelter, and they cause fear and distress for captured animals, including rodents and non-target animals like birds, bats, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and household pets; AND WHEREAS most users are not capable of humanely killing trapped animals, leaving them to suffer for hours, and even days, before dying of suffocation, dehydration, starvation, exhaustion, or exposure; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities and Union of British Columbia Municipalities ask the Province of British Columbia to implement a province-wide ban on the sale, purchase, and use of glue traps.""
Moved by: Ron Mattson
Seconded by: John Rogers
Sid Tobias
Don Brown
Damian Kowalewich
Gery Lemon
Alison MacKenzie
Ron Mattson
John Rogers