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Prairie Dog Activists Complain About Animals In Traps

LAFAYETTE, Colo. (CBS4) - Prairie dog activists in Lafayette worked together to get a colony released from traps.

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The city started trapping the animals because they were getting too close to water pipes.

Recently, activists complained the prairie dogs were left in cages in the scorching heat.

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The Boulder Daily Camera reports after receiving several complaints, the city released the animals.

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