After her dog accidentally got caugh in a trapper's snare, and died, a Cape Breton woman is seeking stricter regulations and an improved warning system for traps.

Dale Stone of Big Baddeck owns Rockinghorse Ranch, which offers trail rides and horseback riding lessons. She was out with a client last week on a local road when the incident occurred.

"Towards the end of the road, coming home, there was a snare right beside the side of the road baited with a deer carcass and my dog Bear ... went sniffing and got hooked in the snare," she said. "I could see Bear struggling and crying and just freaking and before I got to him he was dead. It was probably the most horrifying experience I've ever seen."

Stone wants snares to be farther from roads and towns, and that trappers should have to get permission from landowners.

If a dog can accidentally get caught in a trap, and die as a result, then so can a kid. The fact is that this trap was placed near an area where people walk and ride horses. I'm all for letting people be free to do what they want on their property, but you also have to take responsibility for your actions, especially when it comes to these deadly devices. I hope the person who placed this trap gets sued for damages.