LOS ANGELES — In a first-of-its-kind anti-cruelty measure, the city of West Hollywood this week banned the sale and use of rodent glue traps.
The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday that gets rid of the traps, which are supposed to attract vermin, but sometimes catch larger mammals like dogs and cats.
"The City of West Hollywood has always been a leader on issues related to animal welfare," Councilmember Lauren Meister said in a press release. "My council colleagues and I enthusiastically adopted this ordinance to prohibit the use and sale of glue traps within the city because these devices are sadistic and cruel. As a compassionate and progressive city, it is incumbent on us to find more humane alternatives to rodent and pest control."
