Research & Sources
A curated, growing collection of official guidance, animal-welfare position papers, enacted laws, and Georgia-specific resources relevant to humane wildlife policy. Every entry links to the original source — nothing here is invented or paraphrased research.
American Veterinary Medical Association
The AVMA's euthanasia guidelines state that trapping a conscious animal in glue is not acceptable for euthanasia, though it may be required for pest control — a use the guidelines treat as appropriate for insects or spiders, not vertebrates.
American Veterinary Medical Association. AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition.
Visit sourceCanadian Veterinary Medical Association
The CVMA's welfare position statements address humane methods of rodent and pest control, taking a position on glue traps similar to or stronger than the AVMA's.
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. Animal welfare position statements.
Visit sourceBritish Veterinary Association
The BVA has actively campaigned for a full ban on glue traps covering both public and professional use, and maintains published policy on humane rodent control.
British Veterinary Association. Policy and campaigns: rodent glue traps.
Visit sourceRobert Corrigan, urban rodentologist / entomologist
Pest control research published by entomologist Robert Corrigan (1998) found snap traps roughly seven times more effective than glue traps at capturing mice — a key point in the argument that phasing out glue traps does not weaken rodent control.
Corrigan, R.M. (1998). Research on rodent trapping efficacy, published in the pest management literature.
Visit sourceHumane World for Animals (formerly the Humane Society of the United States)
Overview of the welfare problems associated with consumer glue traps and guidance on humane, effective alternatives.
Humane World for Animals. Glue traps resource page.
Visit sourceHumane World for Animals
Species-by-species humane solutions to common human-wildlife conflicts, developed for homeowners, property managers, and municipalities.
Humane World for Animals. Wild Neighbors resource library.
Visit sourceRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (UK)
The RSPCA's public position on glue traps and its campaign that supported the UK's Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022.
RSPCA UK. Glue traps campaign page.
Visit sourceU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC guidance describing an Integrated Pest Management approach — sealing entry points, sanitation, and targeted trapping — as the recommended way to prevent and control rodent infestations.
CDC. Rodents: Preventing Infestations.
Visit sourceUniversity of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Georgia-specific Extension guidance on identifying, preventing, and controlling rodent infestations using exclusion, sanitation, and IPM techniques.
UGA Extension. Bulletin 1162.
Visit sourceParliament of the United Kingdom
UK statute making it an offence to set a glue trap for the purpose of catching a rodent in England, and restricting sales to licensed pest-control operators.
Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022, c. 26 (UK).
Visit sourceOireachtas — Republic of Ireland
Irish statute prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps to catch or restrain rodents.
Animal Health and Welfare (Prohibition of Glue Traps) Act 2022, No. 33 (Ireland).
Visit sourceState of Georgia
Official portal for Georgia legislation, bill status, committee assignments, and legislator directories. Track any Georgia bill or find your legislator's contact information here.
Georgia General Assembly. legis.ga.gov.
Visit sourceGeorgia Department of Natural Resources
State agency responsible for wildlife management, licensed wildlife rehabilitators, and species conservation in Georgia.
Georgia DNR. Wildlife Resources Division.
Visit sourceGVMA
Statewide professional association representing Georgia's licensed veterinarians. Referenced here as a Georgia veterinary resource.
Georgia Veterinary Medical Association.
Visit sourceAtlanta Humane Society
One of Georgia's oldest animal-welfare organizations, offering companion-animal services and welfare resources.
Atlanta Humane Society.
Visit sourceAWARE Wildlife Center (DeKalb County, GA)
Georgia's largest wildlife rehabilitation and education center, admitting thousands of native wild animals each year.
AWARE Wildlife Center.
Visit sourceChattahoochee Nature Center (Roswell, GA)
Nonprofit nature center and licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility serving north Georgia.
Chattahoochee Nature Center.
Visit sourceWildCare (national wildlife-care resource)
Nonprofit wildlife-care and education organization; a widely cited resource on humane wildlife handling and coexistence.
WildCare.
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