Hello,

I live on an estate on which the owner's gardener has taken to hanging dead squirrels and magpies in trees and next to the scarecrow in the veg patch. My assumption is that this is to deter other squirrels and magpies, but does that actually work? I can deal with a certain level of morbidity, but I would hate for the children who come visit to be upset at the dead animals if it's a pointless endeavor. And if anything, I would have thought that the carcasses would attract more vermin..

Can anybody share some perspective on this issue?

Many thanks!