Agoura Hills bans glue traps; Malibu has no such ban on private land
Wildlife advocates call the traps inhumane, saying animals die slowly of starvation, dehydration or suffocation, and larger wildlife can get ensnared.
By Hans Laetz
Agoura Hills has banned the use of glue traps — a non-poisonous way to kill mice that causes a cruel death. Larger animals like barn owls can get ensnared and smeared with the glue as they unwittingly try to eat an animal that was trapped.
The California Wildlife Center of Malibu calls glue traps inhumane: the glue does not kill the animal, but instead holds them in place to die slowly of starvation, dehydration, or suffocation, which can take days. Recently, a great horned owl was transported to the California Wildlife Center coated with glue from a glue strip.
Agoura Hills last month approved a ban on glue traps in that city. Malibu has a policy of not using glue traps on city property, but there's no such ban on using them on private land.
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