The Home Depot Prohibits the Use of Glue Traps in All 2,200 Stores

After meeting with PETA and learning that animals caught in glue traps’ adhesive may struggle for days, tearing flesh, breaking bones, and becoming increasingly entangled, The Home Depot agreed to prohibit the use of glue traps in all of its more than 2,200 stores nationwide.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind