HP bans glue board and sticky traps

Shimla, Jan 28 – Himachal Pradesh government on Friday banned the manufacturing, sale and use of glue boards or sticky traps in the state being used as a non-lethal substance for restraining rodents or pests.
The goverment took the decision following an appeal from People for
the Ethical treatment of Animals (PETA). PETA stated in a press release that it sought a ban on the manufacture, sale, and use of cruel and illegal gestation and farrowing crates in pig farming.
The state government prohibited the use of blue trap with immediate steps, implementing a circular issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India advising states to impose a ban on glue trap.In a notification issued on January 23, Himachal Pradesh government said that it was satisfied with the ban imposed by AWB on the overall usage of glue boards or sticky traps used as non-lethal or restraining rodent traps because they posted threat to birds, and squirrels. reptiles frogs. etc. in the State.