The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) between the EU, Canada, Russia and the US and concluded successfully in 1998. Defra ministers have now agreed that implementation of AIHTS (Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards) has been delayed until 2018.The objective of this agreement is to improve animal welfare in the trapping of wildlife, meet the EU regulations on humane trapping of wild species. Internationally, Canada has signed The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) in 1997 along with the European Union and Russia. A certified trap is one that conforms with the requirements of the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS). The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) is an attempt to establish and enforce an international standard on humaneness for traps. Canada, Russia, and the EU subsequently signed an agreement referred to as the Agreement on. The Agreement sets performance standards for traps used in the harvest and control of 19 furbearer species. In 1997, Canada, Russia, and the E.U. finalized a treaty called the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards, or AIHTS. 9 Laminate traps for wolves according to the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards.