It appears I spoke too soon.

My understanding was that snares had been banned under the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS). That is not correct. Design-approved snares are permitted.

(The intent of AIHTS is to protect the commercial fur market, which is economically important for many Canadians, especially First Nations people in the North.)

So the second half of my "rant" is out of line.

BTW, I haven't done any trapping in a commercial sense. I have an uncle who has been doing it for 30 years. As long as it's done responsibly, I don't have a problem with it. Though I have seen botched jobs by amateurs/boneheads, and it makes my blood boil.