A dingo pup has been destroyed after getting caught in a trap in remote Cape York. Picture: Luke Cooper

Dingo advocate Luke Cooper has delivered devastating news that a young dingo pup has had to be destroyed having been injured in a trap in remote North West Cape York.

Mr Cooper, who is pushing for the protection of dingoes in Douglas Shire and across Cape York, said the dingo pup had lost its entire foot when caught in a claw trap.

“He had been this way for some time,’’ Mr Cooper said.

“In unimaginable amounts of pain. To get him seen would have been a miracle due to his very remote location.’’

But Mr Cooper and a team were able to coordinate the retrieval of the pup on October 13 for vet care.

“This poor little soul was safely flown all the way from remote North West Cape York to

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