Re: [CH] Re: was Feral Dogs (Squirrels)
Michael W. Jones (marmot2@ibm.net)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 23:13:31 -0500
If the varmint must die, then drowning is the least painful way to go. I
occasionally catch a field rat in my Havaheart trap. I drown it. The
raccoons and possums are relocated by the county Animal Control department.
The concept of the Havaheart trap is an alternative to poisons and the leg
traps that the animal suffers and slowly dies in. Some varmints are not
welcome anywhere so killing them is the best thing.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alexandra Soltow <pamra@rockland.net>
To: Chile-Heads Digest <chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Re: was Feral Dogs (Squirrels)
>Chuck Demas wrote,
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>>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.
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>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.
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>Anyway, wouldn't drowning neutralize the Havaheart concept?
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>Alex
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>Alexandra Soltow
>pamra@rockland.net
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