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House committee hears competing views on banning adhesive rodent traps; industry cites food‑safety and IPM concerns
Summary
Representative Linda Haskins's HB 152 would ban adhesive ("glue") rodent traps. Animal advocates urged the ban; pest‑management businesses and the agriculture commissioner warned the measure could undermine integrated pest management and food‑safety programs unless narrowly targeted or amended.
Representative Linda Haskins introduced HB 152, a proposal to prohibit sale and use of adhesive‑based rodent traps in New Hampshire. Testimony at the hearing split sharply between animal‑welfare advocates and pest‑control professionals.
Supporters described graphic animal welfare harms when non‑target wildlife or domestic animals become trapped and then suffer prolonged deaths. Several rescue staff, humane officers and representatives of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Humane Society testified that glue traps commonly cause prolonged…
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