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How to Trap Wild Dogs

Wild dogs can pose a problem when they prey on livestock and family pets, attack people or dig up and defecate on your property. You also can contract rabies from a dog bite, which can be fatal. One way to control a wild dog problem is trapping.

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    Instructions

    Things You'll Need

    • Dog trap
    • Bait
    • Local animal control phone number
      • 1

        Check with your State Wildlife or Fish and Game Agency to make sure you are operating within your state's laws. You may have to acquire a license to trap animals.

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        Obtain a professional and humane live animal trap. There are several traps available, anywhere from 30-inches to 50-inches long and 11- inches to 19-inches wide. Obtain one with a spring-loaded trap door and a rear release door for easy release of the animal.

      • 3

        Place some type of bait inside the trap. You can use dog food, any beef product, raw chicken or sardines.

      • 4

        Place the trap where the animal is frequently seen or wherever you are having a problem. For example, set the trap close to a chicken coup the animal has broken into. Try to place the trap in a shady area.

      • 5

        Set the trap door according to the manufacturer's instructions.

      • 6

        Check your trap at least once a day, or more, to insure that the animal doesn't suffer from prolonged exposure to heat or that you haven't captured something you didn't intend to.

      • 7

        Ask your local animal control to recommend what you should do with the animal once you've trapped it. It is considered inhumane to transport the animal into a desolate or wildlife area, and you must check your laws before committing euthanasia.

    Tips & Warnings

    • In some counties, animal control will lend you a trap for a dangerous wild dog.

    • Don't use leg traps to trap the dog. Even padded traps can cause undue suffering to the animal.

    • Be extremely cautious when approaching a wild dog, even if it is in a trap. These animals can be vicious. In most cases, you can't tell if a dog is rabid just by looking at it.

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    • animalscienceb4 Feb 12, 2008
      Great article! Its the best one I've seen on here so far!
    • animalscienceb4 Feb 12, 2008
      Great article! Its the best one I've seen on here so far!

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