My wife's father is a softie; he does the catch-and-release routine with *rats* on his property. I explain to him that rats, mice, etc. are VERMIN. They carry parasites that caused the Black Plague, they destroy property, and are in no danger of dying out anytime soon and in fact will probably outlive us as a species.
Don't use poison; you don't want a critter climbing into your walls and dying there. It won't smell like teen spirit, I assure you. Cats and active, vigilant trapping procedures are the best. Next step up is a professional extermination service.
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Oh, the inhumanity
Date: 2006-06-17 11:57 pm (UTC)My wife's father is a softie; he does the catch-and-release routine with *rats* on his property. I explain to him that rats, mice, etc. are VERMIN. They carry parasites that caused the Black Plague, they destroy property, and are in no danger of dying out anytime soon and in fact will probably outlive us as a species.
Don't use poison; you don't want a critter climbing into your walls and dying there. It won't smell like teen spirit, I assure you. Cats and active, vigilant trapping procedures are the best. Next step up is a professional extermination service.