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"BAC" wrote in message ... "Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from "BAC" contains these words: 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. I think the most applicable may be http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fcpn004.pdf/$FILE/fcpn004.pdf specific to the control of grey squirrels in woodlands, which, in respect of live trapping, recommends that the squirrels be removed from the trap and killed with a blow to the head from a blunt instrument, or taken to a vet for humane destruction. It goes so far as to say no other form of killing of live trapped squirrels should be attempted (and that includes shooting them). I'd recommend that the twerp who dreamt-up the blunt instrument treatment should be given a squirrel and a blunt instrument, and filmed. And how much do they think a vet would charge per squirrel? The advice is pure cloud-cuckooland, and worthy of the worst excesses of the so-called 'animal rights' lobby. Well, that's the Forestry Commission for you (emphatically not an AR organisation), the same organisation which Alan cited as authority for drowning the animals, which is of course the main reason I've referred to them, since he's hoist on his own petard, so to speak. I don't believe in allowing any animal to suffer just for the convenience of mankind, but there are limits to altruism. If ever I have to dispatch a squirrel in a trap, it will be shot. If I had a gun this may be the method I'd use, but I don't have a gun. Which would be OK by the RSPCA and also with Environmental Health at some Council websites I've seen. If you've read the Forestry Commission PDF files I've posted the links for, you'll have seen one reason they don't recommend shooting the squirrel in the trap is they're worried about a possible ricochet causing human injury, so maybe it's 'Health and Safety' mania at the root of it. I also noticed they are worried about use of steel pellets in shooting in their woods because of the effect they can have on the value of timber. Squirrels cause a great deal of damage other than to trees, they steal things I grow for my own consumption, they kill birds by destroying the eggs, they dig up plants, they break into peoples homes destroying property, chewing through electricity cables putting human beings at risk from electrocution and fire, both children and the elderly, as well as all sorts of other problems. But you wouldn't want to be bothered about things like that, would you? It requires a little common sense. I don't understand how you can ignore this destruction, |
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