Support the Glue Trap Prohibition Act — Let’s Get These Cruel Devices Outlawed
In a historic move to defend vulnerable small animals—including birds, chipmunks, lizards, mice, and squirrels—who often fall victim to glue traps, U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Ca.-36) has introduced a bill that would ban the use, sale, and distribution of these cruel devices nationwide.
The Glue Trap Prohibition Act (HR 7018) would safeguard hundreds of species of wildlife, including protected ones, by outlawing glue traps, which inflict unimaginable suffering on countless animals every year.
Glue traps are one of the cruelest methods of killing animals in existence today.
They’re designed to catch any small animal who wanders across or lands on their sticky surface. Manufacturers instruct users to throw them into the garbage, even if the animal stuck to them is still alive.
After they become stuck to the glue, trapped animals panic and struggle, which can cause them to become even more helplessly ensnared. Often, the glue tears off chunks of their fur, feathers, or skin. Some animals even break bones or chew off their own limbs in a desperate attempt to escape. Most animals caught on glue traps endure slow, excruciating deaths. Over the course of days, they succumb to starvation, dehydration, exposure, blood loss, or asphyxiation.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns against using glue traps because they increase the risk of exposure to dangerous diseases.
Animals stuck in the glue continue to produce urine and feces, through which pathogens—including hantavirus—can be transmitted to humans. Due to the risks posed by glue traps, massive hospital conglomerate Kaiser Permanente and international food service leader Compass Group North America have banned their use nationwide.
By outlawing glue traps, the U.S. would join an ever-growing list of places—including England, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Wales, two states and one territory in Australia, and more than 30 states and union territories in India—that have already banned these cruel devices.
Entities contacted by PETA have also made the decision to ban glue traps. They include more than 100 airports across the U.S., Simon Property Group, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Target, Dollar Tree, and U-Haul.
These organizations and groups endorse the Glue Trap Prohibition Act:
All Things Wild Rehabilitation
Animal & Earth Advocates
Animal Defenders International
Animal Help Now
Animal Protection League of New Jersey
Animal Rehabilitators of the Carolinas
Animal Rights Collective Portland
Animal Rights Hawai’i
Animals’ Angels Inc.
Animals In Distress Association
The Animals Voice
Arizona Bat Rescue
Austin Bat Refuge
The AWARE Wildlife Center
Badger Run Wildlife Rehab
Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary
Bat Conservation & Rescue of Virginia
Bats Northwest
Bat World Sanctuary
Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center
California Wildlife Center
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue
Carolina Wildlife Center
Carolina Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Carolina Wildlife Sanctuary
Catamount Wildlife Center
Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine
Center Valley Animal Rescue
Chesapeake Audubon Society
Chintimini Wildlife Center
Christian Animal Rights Association
Coast and Canyon Wildlife Rehabilitation
Colorado Voters for Animals
The Compassion Consortium
Cottontail Cottage Wildlife Rehab
The Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology and Coexistence
Democrats for the Protection of Animals
Direct Action Everywhere
Dutchess County SPCA
Earthfire Institute
Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center
Evelyn’s Wildlife Refuge
Florida Wildlife Hospital
Four Paws USA
Friends of Cape Wildlife
Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants
Georgia Wildlife Network
Gold Country Wildlife Rescue
Good Bat Neighbor
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Grit & Grace Wildlife Rehabilitation
Happy Valley Bats
Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center
Humane Action Pittsburgh
Humane Indiana Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Humane Long Island
Humane Voters of Washington
Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/Bird Ally X
In Defense of Animals
The International Vegan Film Festival
Lady Freethinker
Lancaster Farm Sanctuary
Lehigh Valley Audubon Society
Liberty Wildlife Inc.
Lisa’s Little Rescue
Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary
Maine Animal Coalition
Main Street Vegan Academy
Marin Humane
Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
The MSPCA-Angell
Napa Wildlife Rescue
NorCal Bats
Northern Colorado Wildlife Center
Northwest Animal Rights Network
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center
Ojai Raptor Center
Out to Pasture Sanctuary
Owl Moon Raptor Center
Palm Springs Wildlife Advocates
Park City Wildlife Rehab
Pasado’s Safe Haven
Paterson Animal Control
Pennsylvania Bat Rescue
PETA
Phoenix Wildlife Center
Protect Our Wildlife Vermont
Raptors Are the Solution
Raven Ridge Wildlife Center
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center
Rebellyous Foods
Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary
Rockford Regional Wildlife Coalition
Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Salem Wildlife Rescue
The San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare
Second Chance Wildlife Rescue
The Sierra Club
Social Compassion in Legislation
Songbird Care and Education Center
SPCA Monterey County
SPCA Serving Erie County
Species Unite
Squirrelmender Wildlife Rehabilitation
Sunshine Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation
Teton Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Their Turn
Urban Wildlife Rescue
Veganography
Voters For Animal Rights
Wild Bird Fund
WildCare
Wild Care of Cape Cod
Wilderness Miracles Wildlife Rehab
Wildlife Care of Southern California
Wildlife Center of Virginia
Wildlife in Crisis
Wildlife Of Wisconsin
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Inc.
Winchester Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Wings Rescue Center
Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
World Animal Protection U.S.
Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue
What You Can Do
Please use the form below to urge your U.S. representative to cosponsor the Glue Trap Prohibition Act today!
Note: You may not be given the option to contact your legislator because they’re already a cosponsor of the bill.