Man fined for drowning squirrel

[big fell!]

I was a bit slow there Jack, thankyou for the offer though. I am moving to Scotland next week to start a new job and there isnt many squirrels where im going! I am taking all my larsen traps though!

[cousin jack]

I was a bit slow there Jack, thankyou for the offer though. I am moving to Scotland next week to start a new job and there isnt many squirrels where im going! I am taking all my larsen traps though!

 

Never mind, all the best with the new job

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Well the local council woman "Pest Office" here said drowing is the method which is the kindest compared to being blasted with a pellet airgun and the slow death from poison.

 

I have seen various methods of control over time and tend to agree.

[ledders666]

Oh shut up ffs.

 

It's an animal and drowning aint the right way.

 

i agree one way i wouldnt like to die is drowning so i wouldnt do it to a animal. I think drowning is the easy way for some who cant face touching it

[Littletree]

I dont think I would want to drown either it might look peacfull to the person doing the diry dead but much fun for the animal or person on the reciving end .

If you have have you ever taken a huge gulp of water by accident when swimming or been unable to get your head out of water when you have needed to the feelings in your lungs is a burning sensation and then despration / then panic as the burning gets worse its actually death by suffication as very little water actually can go down into the lungs even if you are under water unless you have been knocked unconsious first before entering the water then it is a wet drowning and the lungs would then fill up as the reflex action that stops liquid entering the lungs is surpressed if you are unconsious before entering water.

 

I Think the kindist way is to put animals to sleep but of course this is diffucult on a mass scale or when animals enter the food chain.

 

Littletree.

[3dogs]

let the buggers go in the middle of a large field and slipp the terriers. Not only does the squirrel die a quick death you get a bit of sport aswell:thumbup:

 

Or just drown the buggers. Certainly wont loose any sleep over it:thumbup1:

 

See you all in hell:sneaky2:

[bjam1964]

I find a lot of more mature and elderly customers have no problem with trapping squirrels and drowning them in their water butt, garden pond etc. I even have one elderly gentleman who traps and kills any cat that dares to enter his property:scared1:

 

It seems that the older generation have less of a problem with killing perceived and actual pests.

 

I have two labradors who are very good at dispatching the odd diseased, injured or just plain stupid animal that I come across but if it is healthy enough to escape their attention then so be it.

 

Not sure I could kill with my own hands or drowning but an accurate and quick death shot would prove no problem for me. Each to their own - the animal will be dead at the end of the process and the degree of suffering proir to its death will only be remembered by the killer and any witnesses . . .

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

i don't agree with killing squirrels. Let Darwins theory of survival of the fintess rule.

 

We should not interfere with nature.

[3dogs]

We should not interfere with nature?

 

But we already did by introducing the non native grey squirrel!!! We are simply trying to return the balance, with the scales tipped heavily in favour of the reds:thumbup:

Edited November 7, 2010 by 3dogs

[Johny Walker]

i don't agree with killing squirrels. Let Darwins theory of survival of the fintess rule.

 

We should not interfere with nature.

 

ther vermin & imported vermin @ that we need to rid are fair shores of this vermin