Brenna Galdenzi: ‘Nuisance’ trapping rules needs revisions

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Brenna Galdenzi, the president of Protect Our Wildlife POW, a Vermont nonprofit organization.
Vermont’s official trapping season ended on Saturday, but trapping and killing continues throughout the year under a Vermont statute that allows property owners and their agents to kill animals in order to protect property, even when no actual damage has occurred. The way the statute is written now essentially allows for a year-round open season on foxes,