PETA was recently contacted by a number of distraught New Jersey residents, who tell us that cruel glue traps have been seen in the offices of state agencies, apparently with the intention of killing unwanted rodents. PETA has tried repeatedly to reach state officials regarding these inhumane traps but has received absolutely no response.

It is widely understood that glue traps cause immense and prolonged suffering. Trapped animals panic and struggle mightily, resulting in torn skin, broken bones, severed limbs, and further entanglement in the adhesive, only to die—exhausted, frightened, injured, and often covered in excrement—from starvation, dehydration, or asphyxiation. Death does not come swiftly, taking more than 24 hours for some animals. Furthermore, glue traps and other lethal methods will not control "nuisance" animal populations—something that most contractors never tell prospective clients. More animals will simply move in to occupy the newly vacant niche.

If you live in the state of New Jersey, your tax dollars are allegedly being used to purchase these torturous and ineffective traps when cost-effective and humane measures are readily available!

You Can Help
Please contact Deputy Director Bernard McLaughlin at the Property Management and Construction Division of the New Jersey Department of Treasury. Politely urge him to halt the use of glue traps in New Jersey state agency offices immediately and to work with PETA to develop a humane integrated control program for any unwanted animal populations.

Please send polite comments to:

Bernard McLaughlin, Deputy Director
Property Management and Construction Division
New Jersey Department of Treasury
33 W. State St., 9th Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-292-5111
609-984-5285 (fax)
bernard.mclaughlin@treas.state.nj.us