{"id":456627,"date":"2022-06-02T16:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/target-dollar-tree-stop-selling-glue-traps-for-rodents\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:07:36","slug":"target-dollar-tree-stop-selling-glue-traps-for-rodents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/target-dollar-tree-stop-selling-glue-traps-for-rodents\/","title":{"rendered":"#Target, Dollar Tree stop selling glue traps for rodents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27af1ddb21f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27af1ddb21f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/target-dollar-tree-stop-selling-glue-traps-for-rodents\/#%E2%80%9CTarget_Dollar_Tree_stop_selling_glue_traps_for_rodents%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Target, Dollar Tree stop selling glue traps for rodents&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTarget_Dollar_Tree_stop_selling_glue_traps_for_rodents%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Target, Dollar Tree stop selling glue traps for rodents&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Target and Dollar Tree have quietly stopped selling glue traps for rodents, which animal-rights activists have long condemned as unnecessarily cruel, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The two mega-retailers, which together operate more than 17,000 stores across the US, are following other major retailers in dropping the traps. Those include the CVS, Rite Aid and Duane Reade drugstore chains as well as discount retailer Big Lots, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of smaller retailers, including independent stores and mid-size chains, as well as shops at more than 100 airports also have dropped glue traps over the years, according to PETA.<\/p>\n<p>Target and Dollar Tree, which also owns Family Dollar, did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Dollar Tree made the decision to stop selling the traps about a year ago and may still \u201chave a very small residual number of these [traps] in our stores,\u201d the company told PETA in an email, in which it confirmed that it has \u201cno plans to replenish\u201d the products, according to the animal rights group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-53-dollar-tree.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The front entrance of a Dollar Tree store.\" class=\"wp-image-22474324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-53-dollar-tree.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-53-dollar-tree.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-53-dollar-tree.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dollar Tree is no longer selling glue traps, the company told animal rights group PETA.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Target listed the traps as recently as May 10 on its website, according to PETA, but it dropped them after May 16, the animal rights group claims, citing calls to 20 stores across the country and tips from Target employees.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced in the 1980s, glue traps also have been used to capture other wildlife including birds, snakes, and squirrels that \u201cstruggle desperately to escape, sometimes chewing off their own limbs before succumbing to shock, dehydration or blood loss,\u201d according to PETA.<\/p>\n<p>The group is now zeroing in on Home Depot and Lowe\u2019s, PETA spokesperson, Moira Colley said, adding, \u201cWe continue to push Walmart, Amazon, and others to follow Target\u2019s lead.\u201d The group said it is also in conversations with grocers including Albertson\u2019s, the No. 2 supermarket chain in the US.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-55-target-store.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A Target store entrance.\" class=\"wp-image-22474369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-55-target-store.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-55-target-store.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/store-front-55-target-store.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Target no longer lists glue traps on its web site.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for Home Depot told The Post, it has had \u201congoing conversations with representatives of PETA on this issue,\u201d adding \u201cWe offer a wide variety of choices across all of our product categories based on customer demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lowe\u2019s did not immediately respond for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor whatever reason some companies don\u2019t want to concede that they were pressured to make a change,\u201d Colley told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>PETA is known for its aggressive tactics aimed at shaming and pressuring big companies  into capitulating on a specific issue, largely through protests outside prominent stores or big events like Canada Goose\u2019s first day of trading as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2017. That\u2019s when PETA supporters staked out in front of the exchange carrying posters of bloodied coyotes whose fur was used as trim on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arel company\u2019s pricey parkas.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Canada Goose announced its decision to stop making coats using fur from freshly killed coyotes. PETA has more recently taken on French fashion companies for using alligator and lizard skins that are obtained through brutal means, as The Post reported. <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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