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In article <swood.727730557@vela> swood@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Scott Wood - EVENSONG) writes:
>I was also upset to see that when threatened at the end of the show by one
>of our more flamboyant AR-locals, Jennifer Dodson, in regards to the pain
>caused by leg-hold traps, Kathleen Marquardt's demonstration was practically
>undiscernable due to a zoom out that regularly accompanies the end of the
>show.  In other words, she whipped out a trap, set it and put her hand in
>it showing the whole audience then removed her hand to show there was nothing
>wronge.  I might add, I did not see her even flinch, and from my experience,
>is was a moderate sized trap.

From the Fall 1992 issue of _PETA_News_ ("Ask Carla" column):

"Q:  My friend had her county board ready to ban leghold traps when a trapper
showed up at a board meeting and snapped a trap closed on his hand to show how
'painless' it was.  This convinced officials to table their ban plan.  Why
didn't he hurt his hand?             -- Fran D., Springfield, Ill.

"A:  Wouldn't it be grand if those 'sportsmen' would just keep their traps
shut?  Next time *you* provide the trap, so the trapper can't pull that old
tension adjustment trick.  Buy a standard No. 1 1/2 or 2 and have the trapper
put just one finger, not his whole hand, in it.  I guarantee you he'll head
for the hospital as soon as he's out of the room.  Or you demonstrate its
strength by letting it snap a pencil in two...."

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