Stop the use of inhumane traps to capture animals

signatures: 559
signature goal: 1,500

Target: Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Singapore
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This is a petition to get AVA to ban the use of inhumane traps to catch animals.
There have been reports of animals caught by glue-traps laid by pest control companies: SPCA Singapore reported on its Facebook page on 20 February about a community cat that suffered and died from being caught in a glue-trap laid in a HDB bin centre. On Stomp, a member of the public posted about a pigeon struggling to free itself after it got stuck on a glue-trap outside a shop that sells birds.
Glue-traps cause extreme suffering to animals. In attempting to free itself from the board, an animal may pull its fur off, exposing raw skin. It may take 3-5 days for trapped animals to die; some succumb to exhaustion, collapse face down in the glue and suffocate when the glue lodges in their nasal passages - this process can last as long as 24 hours. Often, the animals die from a combination of exhaustion, dehydration and starvation. Glue-traps capture animals indiscriminately - the neighbourhood cats, stray dogs, rodents and even lost pets can all fall victim to them.
There are more humane methods of trapping animals. These animals are already living a very harsh life out in the streets, let's not make them suffer more. Sign your name here and let AVA know that we care about the welfare of these animals. Thank you. less