Show to lessen the cruelty of fur trapping cruelty of the steel trap delce TIE 1 ce for catching fur bearing antti auls 1 als Is 19 to be tile the target for cor ft nationwide nation wide campaign by larinne and nature lovers the object is Is the abolition of tills this needless forni form of torture of wild animals announcement by edward commander united states navy retired and historian eliut lie liaa has completed fill an investigation of tile the methods prevalent in the fur industry which Is 13 to be the basis for a great hat stirred huni tine anil and nature societies commander breck nt fit a meeting of tile tho Illi humane mane education society liere here scored the apathy anti and of the public to this prevalent ferru forru of crit cruelty elty it to animals which lie branded its HS tin nn outrage upon decency find and upon ethics the ultimate alm of the campaign la Is although though nl the immediate nied late got is state control of this nl al legal leav li bilse while one phase of the campaign will he be devoted to public education on title this form forin of wild life protection activity will be centered na in state law making bodies the campaign has the support of the Atner american lenn humane association tile lle humane education society and other organizations later inter estel in protection of dumb animals mr breck said an important point stressed by him Is that tile fur industry lops does not stand to lose in the elimination of traps in that the decrease in me lie number of fur bir bearing captured will send the prices of volts pelts up tip find nd the went ar of furs alone will be lilt tin tile following points will be stressed ns Is the basis for the campaign lihty ty to ninety tili lety million on are caught every year in fit steel traps which involve needless suffering ono one tenth of nf tills number would be enough for tilt the of real necessity the rest it merely in response to tile the demands of hish lon and Is attributable to a great extent to tile tha present cli custom stOll of wearing summer furs the campaign Is not directed against the fur trade but is 13 instituted in tile tho belief lint flint tilt lie itself will coop co op erate to eliminate the tha froia frontu trapping |