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4 minutes ago, Big J said:

Pine martens are apparently the single best control measure for greys. Where the numbers of martens has increased, the greys have retreated and the reds have started to reestablish. 

I think the only long term issue will come from the RSPB/ Bird Conservation groups as Martens will predate birds and eggs also. Some of the woodlands near me are completely wrecked by the greys, a healthier woodland would surely increase bird habitat and offset their predation.

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There is certainly some muddled thinking as the law says “It is therefore illegal to kill a squirrel by drowning, asphyxiation or bludgeoning todeath.“. But in the next part it says it is ok to put it in a sack and hit it over the head

First point must be what is the difference between hitting over the head and bludgeoning

Second point must be how do you know where the head is if it is in a sack?

It must surely also be more cruel to put it in a sack, then in the back of a car , then into a vets waiting room full of dogs and cats, then wrestling it out of the sack before holding it down for a lethal injection.

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30 minutes ago, Billhook said:

There is certainly some muddled thinking as the law says “It is therefore illegal to kill a squirrel by drowning, asphyxiation or bludgeoning todeath.“. But in the next part it says it is ok to put it in a sack and hit it over the head

First point must be what is the difference between hitting over the head and bludgeoning

Second point must be how do you know where the head is if it is in a sack?

It must surely also be more cruel to put it in a sack, then in the back of a car , then into a vets waiting room full of dogs and cats, then wrestling it out of the sack before holding it down for a lethal injection.

Indeed. Shooting or instant trap like a Fenns or similar in effect should be considered as mandatory.

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11 hours ago, Billhook said:

Second point must be how do you know where the head is if it is in a sack?

You're supposed to hold the top of the bag in one hand and allow the squirrel  to pop its head out  so the priest could deliver the last rites in your other hand in practice if it got its head out the body would follow too soon after for me to do anything about it.

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8 hours ago, openspaceman said:

You're supposed to hold the top of the bag in one hand and allow the squirrel  to pop its head out  so the priest could deliver the last rites in your other hand in practice if it got its head out the body would follow too soon after for me to do anything about it.

Are you supposed to adopt the same procedure for rats?     

I cannot imagine many people putting a rat in a sack and taking it to the vet and paying £30 for a lethal injection!

And there lies the problem with conservationists, for if it is apparently fluffy and cuddly it is treated in a very different way  than if it is slimy and dirty.  Nobody cares too much about the method of killing rats

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21 minutes ago, Billhook said:

Are you supposed to adopt the same procedure for rats?     

I cannot imagine many people putting a rat in a sack and taking it to the vet and paying £30 for a lethal injection!

And there lies the problem with conservationists, for if it is apparently fluffy and cuddly it is treated in a very different way  than if it is slimy and dirty.  Nobody cares too much about the method of killing rats

Rats pose a serious health risks to humans, squirrels don’t, 

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