The administration of Donald Trump is getting a lot of hate from what his government is doing in the United States of America. The administration is drawing protests from animal rights groups after they re-authorized the use of “cyanide bombs” to kill thousands of wild animals.
The cyanide bombs will be used to protect private livestock hers from potential threats that are brought in by coyotes, foxes, and feral dogs.
Cyanide Bombs are also called the M-44s, they are spring-loaded traps that are covered with bait. They release sodium cyanide into the mouth of those animals that bite the baits, the cyanide is so strong that it can kill the animal in minutes.
According to the report, Cyanide Bombs or M-44s killed more than 6,500 animals in 2018, 13,232 animals a year before that.
In 2017, 200 animals, which include opossums, a bear, and raccoons, were killed accidentally by the bombs.
In 2016, when Barack Obama was still the president of the United States of America, Cyanide Bombs killed 13,530 animals, in which 321 of those were included non-targeted animals such as family dogs and a black bear.
The traps not only caused harm to domestic pets or animals, but it has also caused harm to humans.
Back in 2017, Canyon Mansfield, a teenage boy, was hiking with his dog in the woods in Pocatello, Idaho when his dog triggered a cyanide trap that sprayed poison into the air.
The dog of Canyon died on the spot and Mansfield was brought to a hospital where managed to recover.
The parents of Canyon are currently suing the Wildlife Services for the poisoning that almost killed their son.
The incident caused national headlines which eventually banned the usage of Cyanide Traps in the state.
In 2017, the Wildlife Services also agreed to stop the usage of M-44s in Colorado after a number of environmental groups sued them.
The Wildlife Services Agency also stopped using Cyanide Traps in Idaho.
Now, the Wildlife Services prohibits authorities from place Cyanide Bomb Traps within 100 feet of trails or public roads.