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A non-consumable pet toy comprises a three-dimensional body formed of resilient material with a trapper cavity or slot that has opposing walls extending into the body. In some embodiments, the opposing walls of the trapper cavity are designed to clamp against a substantial portion of opposite surfac

A non-consumable pet toy comprises a three-dimensional body formed of resilient material with a trapper cavity or slot that has opposing walls extending into the body. In some embodiments, the opposing walls of the trapper cavity are designed to clamp against a substantial portion of opposite surfaces of an attractant, to retain the attractant in the trapper cavity. At least one wall of the trapper cavity is a bias wall that is sufficiently resilient to permit opening the trapper cavity to insert the attractant into the cavity. In some embodiments, the bias wall is a wall of the body of the toy, whereas in other embodiments the bias wall is formed by an adjacent bias cavity in the body spaced from the trapper cavity. In yet other embodiments, a resilient member at least partially closes the trapper cavity to retain small pieces of the attractant as the animal breaks it.

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1. A molded non-consumable pet toy comprising:a three-dimensional body formed of resilient material, the body having an outer surface; a trapper cavity in the body, at least one opening in the outer surface to the trapper cavity, the trapper cavity having first and second opposing surfaces defining

1. A molded non-consumable pet toy comprising:a three-dimensional body formed of resilient material, the body having an outer surface; a trapper cavity in the body, at least one opening in the outer surface to the trapper cavity, the trapper cavity having first and second opposing surfaces defining an attractant-retaining space within the body, at least one of the first and second surfaces being a surface of a bias wall so that the attractant-retaining space is smaller than a thickness of an animal attractant when the bias wall is in a relaxed condition, whereby a deforming force applied to the bias wall deforms the bias wall to expand the attractant-retaining space and permit insertion of an attractant into the trapper cavity, and upon release of the deforming force the bias wall clamps at least a portion of the inserted attractant between the first and second surfaces.