and Conibear traps which are designed to kill large animals by clamping down on their necks. Box traps are the most humane traps because they are designed to capture the entire animal in an enclosure.

Steel-jaw leghold traps operate by slamming shut with bone-crushing force on the limb of any animal who trips the device. Left in agony for long periods, victims may chew off their own trapped limb to ...