Re: [CH] Re: was Feral Dogs (Squirrels)
Charles Demas (demas@sunspot.tiac.net)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 01:44:49 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Alexandra Soltow wrote:
> Chuck Demas wrote,
>
> >For squirrels, I'd recommend a Havaheart trap, and then either
> >relocating the critters far far away, or drowning them (while they
> >are in the trap) in a trash can full of water.
>
> Please! Go with the relocation. Drowning them in the trap seems
> unnecessarily cruel. I am reminded of the scene in "Titanic" in which the
> steerage passengers were prevented from leaving the lower compartments,
> which were rapidly filling up with water, by a locked iron gate.
Actually, I think it wouldn't be cruel, one second the squirrel is dry,
the next, it's under water drowning.
It isn't like I suggested putting the cage into the trash can and then
slowly filling it with water. Now _THAT_ would be cruel.
> Anyway, wouldn't drowning neutralize the Havaheart concept?
I just thought it was better than a leghold trap, or a giant rat trap
(like a mousetrap, but bigger). It's also safer on the neighbors pets and
gave the relocation option.
Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.
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