This does not mean that further improvements cannot be made. The fur industry is actively involved in ongoing research to accomplish this goal. Currently, the U.S. and Canada are working together with the International Standards Organization and trapping, animal welfare and wildlife management experts from around the world to develop global humane trapping standards. The fur industry supports fully the development and implementation of international humane trap standards. Trapping is strictly controlled and regulated by government officials.
Every state has numerous wildlife laws and regulations that deal directly with trapping.
This includes licensing of trappers, trapper education, harvest levels, trapping season dates, strict guidelines about the types of traps allowed, and more. The federal government also supervises trapping on certain federal lands under the jurisdiction of the United States Departments of Interior and Agriculture. It is against state, federal, and international law to harvest or trade in endangered species. The fur industry strongly supports these trapping laws and regulations and vigorously supports wildlife officials in the prosecution of violators.