"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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"Kay" wrote in message
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In article , Alan Holmes
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I follow a procedure which is laid down by a governmenr department
called
The Forestry Commission, if you have any problems with that procedure
I
suggest instead of trying to slag people off here, you contact them
and
put your concerns to them.

You are advocating drowning, which does not appear to be advocated by
the Forestry Commission in any of its currently applicable documents
referring to grey squirrel control.

What sensible/practical method do they now suggest is the way to
despatch
them?

If you have read the pdf document linked to my response to Kay's
message,
you will know the two methods recommended by the FC are either
administation
of a lethal blow to the head with a blunt instrument, or transportation
to
a
vet for humane destruction. No mention of drowning, in fact they
recommend
that no means of destruction other than those I've just mentioned should
be
attempted.

I cannot see how it is possible to get close enough to kill with a blow to
the head.

As you must know, if you have read the FC advice, you, kitted out with your
gauntlets, are somehow supposed to get the squirrel out of the trap into a
hessian sack, and, once you have subdued it in the sack, are supposed to
work out where the head is and whack it with the 'blunt instrument'. If you
find the advice impractical or incredible, I suggest you take it up with the
FC.


And who will be expected to pay the vet for despatching the vermin?

That would be you, I guess, since you're the one who wants rid of them.


Should I take rats and mice to the vet to kill them?

That would be entirely your decision, of course, but you might consider
using means of catching them which kill them humanely at point of capture?


Is this covered by the council tax?


You would have to ask your local council about their pest control policies,
and whether they're 'free' to residents.