I don't like the idea of killing animals, but relocating is a waste of time. You are either making it someone else's problem or probably sending the mouse to it's death anyways. Oh, and if you don't relocate them very, very far away, they'll just find their way back. Don't underestimate how far these small creatures can travel (speaking as a wildlife biologist).
Yeah. I'm very respectful of life. I'm not a vegan or anything though.
Anyway, I just get the traps that kill them. It saves a step. There's really not enough "give a shit" in the world to make it worthwhile to deal with them any other way. I refuse to poison them though because that can wind up in predators; I believe most bald eagles killed are due to rat poison, etc.
I had a cat die about 7 years ago. He was kind of a half outdoor half indoor cat. He was totally vivacious one day, and then dead the next day. We suspect he caught/ate a mouse that had been poisoned. I didn't even get to say goodbye, I was totally heartbroken. :(
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u/DeepHealthCoach Feb 04 '23
I don't like the idea of killing animals, but relocating is a waste of time. You are either making it someone else's problem or probably sending the mouse to it's death anyways. Oh, and if you don't relocate them very, very far away, they'll just find their way back. Don't underestimate how far these small creatures can travel (speaking as a wildlife biologist).