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Originally Posted by newb
I'm the same way.....untill recently....I have a mouse in the house and it's got my wife really freaked out. I've tried "humane" traps but so far no good. I have two dogs who are useless...one will sit and bark at the wall and the other will run around in circles and piss on the floor. If not for the dogs I would consider getting a cat. But the wife is so freaked, that I think it's having an effect on my sex life....THAT WILL NOT DO. So I got me some traps....KILLER TRAPS. Not those foolish sticky ones...now those are inhumane..poor little guy gets stuck and bites his leg off trying to free himself. No.....I got the one that will break their necks.....fast and effective. I'm not happy about it.....but if it's between getting laid or getting rid of the mouse......sorry Mickey.
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I had a mouse this year, and my cat cuddled up with it. I caught it in a plastic cup and tossed it into the woods. Haven't had to use a killing trap yet.
Interesting point on domestication Rod, but do you think animals can have a sense of dignity? I think it's more of a concept and I highly doubt a dog or cat (or even a pig or horse) could understand or grasp that concept. I was reading about the domestication of dogs and cats the other day and really, it was the animals that basically chose to be domesticated through accepting the scraps of hunters, following them around, and helping to guard their camps. Cats are a completely different story and are more true to their ancestors. I won't bore everybody with all the details (check into "Mental Floss presents In the Beginning: From Big Hair to the Big Bang, mental_floss presents a Mouthwatering Guide to the Origins of Everything ") as it's a GREAT read) but I think domestication has benefited certain creatures.