HSBC Implements ‘No Glue Trap’ Policy Worldwide

August 2012

After implementing a “no glue trap” policy nationwide last year, financial institution HSBC decided to ban the use of glue traps at all its locations worldwide. This is fantastic news, as HSBC has 7,200 locations in more than 80 countries! To date, 18 of the top 30 banks have pledged never to use these cruel devices, which condemn mice and other small animals to a slow death from dehydration or suffocation.

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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