Ansonia Official Inspires Proposed State Law

An ugly scene experienced by Ansonia Animal Control Officer Jean Roslonowski has inspired a proposed state law that would prevent animal leg traps from being placed near schools.

Rep. Diana Urban, D – North Stonington, said she was inspired to push for the bill after Roslonowski told her about a call she responded to last August involving a group of children who found a kitten caught in a leg-hold trap. The cat was later euthanized.

It was a traumatic experience for everyone concerned, but certainly for the children,” Urban said. Both the Animal Control Officer and the attending veterinarian commented on the possibility that the cat that was trapped could easily have been a child.”

The bill would prevent the trap from being placed within 1,500 feet of a school, licensed daycare center, parks, playgrounds, public roads and highways.

Members of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen and the Connecticut Trappers Association says the bill would create a virtual ban on trapping.

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