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Humane trapping

Urban Ark and its groups promote the use of humane traps.

Introduced predators such as possums, rats, stoats and hedgehogs don’t belong here, but it is important to remove them in a humane way that avoids or minimises pain, suffering or distress – both to target and non-target animals.

Predator Free NZ have an excellent section on Welfare Performance of Animal Traps.

Bionet has a list of traps that have met trap testing guidelines from the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC).

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      • Trap rats
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      • Trap hedgehogs
      • Trap mice
      • Trapping FAQs
      • Recording your trapping activity
      • ANFA pulsing
    • Pest animal monitoring
    • Pest plant control
      • Moth Plant
    • Plant natives
    • Flood Resilience
    • Manage pets
    • Biodiversity Monitoring
    • The Workshop
      • Making trap tunnels
      • Rat-proof your compost
      • Nest boxes for ruru
      • Build a wētā hotel
    • Tool library
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    • Pest animal control
      • Trapping activity maps
      • Humane trapping
      • Trap rats
      • Trap possums
      • Trap stoats
      • Trap hedgehogs
      • Trap mice
      • Trapping FAQs
      • Recording your trapping activity
      • ANFA pulsing
    • Pest animal monitoring
    • Pest plant control
      • Moth Plant
    • Plant natives
    • Flood Resilience
    • Manage pets
    • Biodiversity Monitoring
    • The Workshop
      • Making trap tunnels
      • Rat-proof your compost
      • Nest boxes for ruru
      • Build a wētā hotel
    • Tool library
    • Health & Safety
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