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Dollar Tree will stop selling 'glue traps,' according to PETA

 By Philip Walzer
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 19, 2008

CHESAPEAKE

Dollar Tree Inc., based in Chesapeake, will stop selling “glue traps” for animals in its stores, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said today.

In a news release, PETA said it lobbied Dollar Tree to stop marketing the traps because they cause “intense suffering” for animals.

“Glue traps rip patches of skin, fur and feathers from animals’ bodies as they struggle to escape, and many animals even chew off their own legs trying to free themselves,” the release said.

Matt Prescott, PETA’s assistant director of corporate affairs, said in a statement, “To small animals and kind consumers, Dollar Tree’s decision to stop selling cruel glue traps is worth a fortune.”

PETA said chains including CVS, Rite Aid, Safeway and Walgreens have stopped selling the glue traps.