rasqual's Comments
I tend to agree as well.
Another humane-ness problem that was quite an educational experience for me: the trap caught baby mice wonderfully -- but some were caught early enough in the night that by the time I checked the trap in the morning, the little things were already uncomfortably dehydrated. That was NOT a fun discovery. As a farm lad and hunter, I learned to hold in contempt those who didn't kill quickly -- and here I was years later, creating suffering myself (albeit unwittingly).
As for the "catch and release" approach, I realized I was probably dooming the released mice to being a meal before long in the forest.
As it turns out, we now have feline means of detering mice. This has proven 100% effective.
Another humane-ness problem that was quite an educational experience for me: the trap caught baby mice wonderfully -- but some were caught early enough in the night that by the time I checked the trap in the morning, the little things were already uncomfortably dehydrated. That was NOT a fun discovery. As a farm lad and hunter, I learned to hold in contempt those who didn't kill quickly -- and here I was years later, creating suffering myself (albeit unwittingly).
As for the "catch and release" approach, I realized I was probably dooming the released mice to being a meal before long in the forest.
As it turns out, we now have feline means of detering mice. This has proven 100% effective.
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You hafta listen to at least the 50 second point to appreciate the lunacy of this.
Bonus points for anyone who can survive to 1:30 without going stark raving bonkers, and serious awards to anyone getting through the inexplicability of 2:41 to 2:50. And that's just the beginning.