Traps get trashed at State House

Holly, a 4-year-old pitbull mix, lounged on her back at the State House yesterday, begging for a belly rub. But the dog wasn’t there simply for pleasure.
In December 2006, she was the unintended victim of a padded leghold trap in Barre. The trap crushed the bones and damaged the tendons and nerves in her front left leg, resulting in amputation.
Holly’s injuries were cited yesterday at a press conference called to support a current law that restricts the use of body-gripping traps.