I like The Big Cat Rescue on Facebook, and this is an article that they had posted.
For those of you who don't know, The Big Cat Rescue is a big wildlife reserve in Florida. They take injured big cats and help them get better and then they release them back into the wild when they are healed.
When I saw this article and read it, my heart dropped and tears flooded my eyes. I could not believe what hunters will do to cats for their pelts. Or any animal in general. BCR also asked on their page for people to speak out to people and share this article for this poor kitty. So that is what I am doing. I know that perhaps it may not shut down the fur trade, but just sharing this article with others on the behalf of this bobcat is hopefully enough to reach enough people who truly care about animals. Maybe one day something will be done about this. It makes me angry to no end, and I can't even imagine how much pain and agony this bobcat felt after he had to chew his own two front paws off to get out of a leg holding trap. I hope that poachers see this and will see what they are putting these animals through.
By the way, there is a picture of the bobcat after he finally escaped from the trap. I suggest you not scroll past the big letters before the picture. It really is horrible and something you can probably never forget.