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continued from p.1 Dushko said baby raccoons were also removed and the homeowner told they would be "taken down the road." She said it is unlikely the kits were properly rehabilitated. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is investigating this case, as it is illegal for anyone to possess or use an operable body-gripping trap in Ontario unless they are a licensed trapper or farmer using the trap on their own property. Dushko said OMHS attempts to contact the company were not successful and ads for the company no longer appear online . Earlier this month, the OMHS was called about a raccoon wandering along a west Oakville Fine for illegally using conibear traps can climb to $25K street caught in a trap. Humane society personnel responded, thinking they would find a raccoon with a jar of peanut butter on its head, which often occurs, but discovered the animal in a conibear trap. "It took about an hour to remove the trap from his head," said Dushko, who added the animal could not be saved. One humane society employee said memories of the suffering animal would stay with her. The OMHS has yet to determine where or who set the trap. A week later, the OMHS responded to a baby raccoon caught in a leg-hold trap in River Oaks. Dushko said the animal had dragged itself into a Dell Computers Listen Up Canada Salvation Army Recycling Real Estate Rona Lowes Canada Techo Bloc XS Cargo Home Depot Sport Chek Bouclair 3 | Wednesday, June 25, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com yard. This animal, too, had to be euthanized. "This is more than we would ever normally see and we just feel the community needs to know there are very strict rules and regulations around using these kinds of traps," said Dushko. Anyone caught using a conibear trap without a licence could face a $25,000 fine or $100,000 commercially, according to the MNR. "There are also so many humane ways you can exclude wildlife from your home." Besides being inhumane, Dushko said these traps do not always catch their intended quarry with conibear traps posing a danger to dogs, cats and even small children. The metal traps are not the only devices that can harm unintended victims with Dushko noting late last month a River Oaks woman found a cardinal, which had become stuck in a glue trap. The woman had been trying to remove mice and had accidentally ensnared the bird. Dushko said glue trips are inhumane explaining an animal sticks to them and then either struggle until they die or linger until they starve. The cardinal was eventually freed from the glue trap, rehabilitated and released. The OMHS urges all residents to contact reputable animal removal companies, for humane removal, rehabilitation and release into the wild. Anonymous tips on the raccoon trapping incidents can be made at 905-845-1551, ext. 31. inside today's Editorial Sports Beaver www.insideHALTON.com 6 9 Artscene Classified 8 11 *All flyers not necessarily delivered to all homes For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com Helping You Make Smart Decisions About Your Money Voted Number 1 Financial Planner 10 Years SUMMER PROMOTIONS AVAILABLE Half Day Kids Summer Camps 1:00pm - 4:00pm Please visit our website for more details www.barrelife.ca $150 for full week $35 for the day Peter Watson MBA, CFP, R.F.P., CIM, FCSI Certified Financial Planner SINCE 1991 Barre Life Studio Get a dancer's body... without the dance! 427 SPEERS RD. UNIT #18 (905) 337-8338 220 Randall Street · Downtown Oakville Phone: 905.842.2100 www.peterwatsoninvestments.com Don't Compromise on Driver Training UPCOMING COURSES June 27, 28, 29, 30 4 days 9:30 am to 3:30 pm July 7, 8, 9, 10 4 days 9:30 am to 3:30 pm July 21, 22, 23, 24 4 Days 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Located in Downtown Oakville for over 25 years! www.drivewiseoakville.com 905-845-7200