Threatening existence of squirrel & small birds: Himachal bans  glue board and sticky traps

Following the appeal of PETA, Himachal Pradesh Government has imposed the ban on the manufacturing, sale and use of glue boards or sticky traps in the state being used as a non-lethal or restraining rodent or pests in the state.  PETA stated in a press release issued here today that it has sought ban on manufacture, sale, and use of cruel and illegal gestation and farrowing crates in pig farming. The state government prohibited use of blue trap with immediate steps, implementing a circular issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India advising states to impose ban on glue trap. In a notification issued on January 23, Himachal Pradesh government said that it satisfied with ban imposed by AWB on the overall usage of glue boards or sticky traps used as a non-lethal or restraining rodent traps not only trap pests but also pose threat to birds, squirrels. reptiles frogs. etc. in the State. PETA maintained that such traps are non – lethal however , extremely sticky with non – dying adhesive on one side of its rigid surface that the small animals and birds get stuck to them by their feet or wings and may eventually die of starvation, exposure, dehydration, suffocation, predation or are being killed by humans. The animal or bird may also die of self-mutilation leading to blood loss, stress, pain in an attempt to escape from the trap. Animal Welfare Board of India has already warned the states that use, sale and manufacture of Glue Traps for catching rats and mice are illegal and contrary to the existing provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. 1960. Himachal Pradesh 1960m “PETA India applauds the Himachal Pradesh government for taking steps to protect animals. “The manufacturers and sellers of glue traps sentence small animals to hideously slow and painful deaths and can turn buyers into lawbreakers,” says PETA India Advocacy Officer Farhat Ul Ain. 

” It also emphasizes the indiscriminate nature of glue traps, which ensnarl not only rodents but also “non-target” animals, including birds, squirrels, reptiles, and frogs. ” PETA spokesperson said .  The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWB) also issued similar circular to stop such products which are inflicting unnecessary pain and suffering to the rodents against the spirit of the Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1960) . Circulars with similar directions have previously been issued by the governments of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. Last year.