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Humane rat control
In article , Peter Crosland writes Section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act ... snip It includes Grey Squirrel and Black Rat but not Rabbit or Brown Rat. I don't know of any law which prohibits the capture and release of Rabbits or Brown Rats. One that covers vermin perhaps? As you say that act is to preserve the indigenous habitat/species from imports. Though the rabbit is techincally an import albeit it it has been here a long time, the Romans introduced it I think. Thanks for that Malcolm and Dave. AFAIK neither the brown rat, rattus norvgicus, or the black rat, rattus rattus, are native species. The brown rat didn't arrive until around 1700, while the Romans brought the black rat with them. So now you know the answer to the question "What did the Romans ever do for us?" :-) The Normans imported the rabbit in quantity. The Romans were responsible for importing the edible dormouse, gliss gliss, that has become a major pest in some parts of the Home Counties. As for the OP your love of animals needs to be tempered with some common sense. As an animal lover I deplore cruelty to most species but in the case of vermin it is necessary to be realistic and accept that they need to be killed for the greater good. Although rare the diseases spread by rat are potentially lethal and very unpleasant. Would you like the death of someone from Weils Disease on your conscience? -- Malcolm |
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