Culver City Cultivates Kindness, Becomes Third U.S. City to Ban Cruel Glue Traps
Huge win for small animals! After working closely with PETA, the City Council of Culver City, California, voted unanimously to ban the use and sale of glue traps—becoming the largest U.S. city to do so. Following West Hollywood and Ojai, Culver City is now the third city in the country to pass a full citywide ban on these vile devices!
What Glue Trap Sellers Don’t Want You To Know
Glue traps are one of the cruelest methods of killing animals in existence today. Wildlife, including birds, snakes, mice, rats, and squirrels, who get stuck in the glue struggle desperately to escape, sometimes chewing off their own limbs before succumbing to shock, dehydration, asphyxiation, or blood loss. In glue traps, these animals suffer prolonged, painful, terrifying deaths. Studies have shown that more than 85% of animals who are caught in glue traps suffer for more than 24 hours.
They’re not just cruel—glue traps fail as a long-term solution because they neglect to address the source of the problem: As long as food remains accessible, more animals will move in to take the place of those who have been killed. On the other hand, humane solutions for keeping out unwanted guests—such as securely storing food, sealing entry points, and, if necessary, using non-lethal live traps—are more effective and don’t cause animals to suffer.
Compassionate Coexistence Is Key!
Every animal is someone. Rats are empathetic, family-oriented individuals who will put themselves in harm’s way to save someone else, male mice woo their mates with high-pitched love songs, and baby rats giggle when they’re tickled.
Glue traps have no place in the world, and thanks to caring consumers like you who have taken action, the list of entities that have prohibited using and selling them is growing. Dozens of retailers—including Target, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, CVS, Walgreens, and many others—have banned the sale of glue traps after hearing from PETA, and just recently, Lowe’s stopped selling them online. Help us make this message stick by urging others to follow suit:
