Phoenix — At the request of PETA, the City of Phoenix Aviation Department has banned glue traps from the city’s three airports. Animals rights activists advised officials that the rodents caught in the adhesive may struggle for days becoming increasingly entangled.
“By banning glue traps, Phoenix’s airports are putting cruelty to mice, birds, and other small animals on the no-fly list,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in a press release. “PETA urges everyone to speak up whenever they spot glue traps in use or for sale—and encourages all other airports to follow Phoenix’s compassionate example.”
Glue traps are pieces of plastic or cardboard that are coated with a strong adhesive.
Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International, Deer Valley, and Goodyear airports join a growing list of over 100 airports across the country—as well as dozens of schools, retailers, banks, self-storage companies, and more—that have banned glue traps following talks with PETA.