16th September, Bournemouth UK
received anonymously over email:
“4 poison traps filled with expanding foam to prevent wildlife getting into them and being killed.
We hadn’t planned the action but saw a young mouse next to one of the traps and knew that we needed to do everything we could to make sure they didn’t end up in the trap by putting down an alternative food source for them and rendering the trap impossible to enter with the expanding foam. It’s easy to walk by these monstrosities without noticing them or thinking that it’s too hard to do something about, or that it won’t make a difference because of how widespread the problem is. But it does make a difference to the individuals who would be murdered by them. It’s a simple action that is easy to get away with, so carry some foam with you and take a couple of minutes to save someone’s life. Once they’re broken, at least here they stay broken – we have no idea how many animals would have been lured to their death if the traps remained operational, but currently there is no danger to the animals in this particular area from these traps and that feels good. If they are ever repaired, we will keep on making it so they cannot kill. For all life.”
