After a pleasant walk on a sunny day in Crescent Beach was disrupted by a suffering animal, a local resident wants to raise awareness about the use of glue traps, and how inhumane they can be.

Ocean Park resident Debbie Madsen, whose sister and niece were visiting on a recent sunny August day, were headed for ice cream on Beecher Street after working up an appetite walking along the ocean.

But on their way to the ice cream shop, they saw a crow with some kind of sturdy plastic stuck to its wings.

B次元官网网址淢y sister noticed it first,B次元官网网址� she said.

B次元官网网址淧eople started to gather aroundB次元官网网址� (the crow) was kind of running around in circles B次元官网网址� he tried to get over a little curb, but kind of got caught on the curb,B次元官网网址� she said, noting another piece of litter had gotten stuck to the glue trap as well, preventing the bird from going anywhere, leaving the poor bird in obvious distress.

B次元官网网址淥h, it was awful.B次元官网网址�

A nearby neighbour came out and told her it was a glue trap.

B次元官网网址淎 glue trap? IB次元官网网址檝e never even heard of it,B次元官网网址� she said.

B次元官网网址淚 just had no idea people were even using these. When I started doing research online, I found out some awful things.B次元官网网址�

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While glue traps, or glue boards, are legal, they can often cause unnecessary pain and suffering, as animals are often left in the trap for a long time until they die, which is a traumatic experience for the animal and the people who may witness it, the BC SPCA says on its website.

B次元官网网址淭hey cause rodents and other animals to suffer tremendously as they do not kill quickly. Birds, small wildlife and even pets can get caught in this sticky situation. Never use glue boards around your home or office,B次元官网网址� the site notes.

Madsen agreed.

B次元官网网址淚 think people need to just to be aware (that) when youB次元官网网址檙e using a glue trap, to use them responsibly B次元官网网址� check them,B次元官网网址� she said.

B次元官网网址淏ut first of all, birds shouldnB次元官网网址檛 be caught on them. They should be inside the house or in a crawl space or where other pets or birds or animals canB次元官网网址檛 get caught.B次元官网网址�

ThereB次元官网网址檚 also the fact that if a rodent gets caught in a trap, the person who set the trap must then somehow, humanely dispose of it.

B次元官网网址淭he neighbour said some people throw them into the garbage can with the rodent still alive,B次元官网网址� Madsen said.

She did eventually, manage to free the crow, and even though her sister cautioned her about being bitten, she said the bird let her work to free it without moving B次元官网网址� her concern was just freeing the bird so it wouldnB次元官网网址檛 suffer any more than it already had.

The glue trap was really sticky, and she had a hard time getting it off, but eventually, was successful.

B次元官网网址�(The crow) just lay there for about three minutes B次元官网网址� I think he was in shock. He was able to fly to a nearby tree,B次元官网网址� she said, thankful for a helpful couple that offered her hand sanitizer afterward.

The bottom line, Madsen said, is that B次元官网网址淵ou canB次元官网网址檛 just put a glue trap out and let (an animal) suffer for days.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 wish they were banned, really.B次元官网网址�

For more information, the BC SPCA offers several tips about how people can humanely try to control rodents and .