Health & Fitness
MSPCA-Angell Files Animal Cruelty Charge in Death of Trapped Skunk
The MSPCA has lodged charges against a man who put an illegal trap in his yard, causing a skunk to chew its own leg off to try to escape.
The MSPCA-Angell’s Law Enforcement department it has filed animal cruelty charges against Dennis Duval of Worcester after a wild skunk attempted to chew its front right leg off in a desperate bid to escape a trap Duval illegally placed in his yard, it reported in a press release. Duval will be arraigned in Worcester Court House on Oct. 23, where he will face one count of felony animal cruelty.
The news comes as five pro-trapping bills are up for consideration in the Massachusetts State House. Any one of the bills, if passed, would chip away at hard-earned protections the MSPCA and other animal welfare organizations have championed for decades to protect wildlife, pets and people from indiscriminate trapping.
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