Trapping Reform in Wyoming

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Have you experienced a negative trapping incident involving you, your pet, your family, or another living thing?

Please share your story so that we can help you in whatever way we can and bring the realities of trapping to a broader public. Your personal information will be respected, and you may submit anonymously.

Provide as much as possible of the following information so that your report will be as effective as possible. Include species of animal, type of trapping device, name of dog (if applicable), any injuries incurred by animals or humans involved, medical expenses, and as much additional detail as possible. Also, photos are very helpful but not required. We encourage you to include multiple photos and videos of trap, trap set area, bait, wild animal, dog, injury, and a picture of your dog without the trap to add a face to your story.

  • Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Please tell us what activity the pet and owner were engaged in when the pet encountered the trapping device.
  • Please describe the trapping device, and how and where it was set (in the ditch along a road, or on a game trail, in a box, in water, above the ground, etc.)
  • Please include information about the outcome of the pet's encounter with the trapping device.
  • If this incident was reported by the news media or someone other than the pet owner or reporter, please provide us with a reference to the printed article, a link to the online article, etc.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

No agency keeps track of reports of dogs caught in traps. This map is incomplete, but a much-needed record of these incidents. As awareness has increased, WU is learning of more cases where dogs were trapped but the owner had no recourse or engaged officials to report it to. We aim to share those stories here.