Normally, the only purposes of a "live" trap are to 1) keep the animal comfortable until it can be put down humanely and 2) avoid killing non-target animals. (Kill-traps frequently kill inhumanely or only maim.)
I talked to the state parks & wildlife department about the best way to reduce the local out-of-control rabbit population. They said it would be fine to live-trap 'em, whack 'em, and put 'em in the trash. Many wild animals and the parasites they carry can transmit diseases to humans, so a plan to put the animal down without any unnecessary contact with it should be worked out in advance.
Or, as others here have suggested, let a pro take care of it.
I trapped a groundhog a couple of weeks ago that had decimated my wife’s garden. He was the young stupid one. The old wily one isn’t caught yet.
I took him five miles away and released him at the community gardening plot used by the hippies...:)
A win-win!
Out here, the game wardens encourage relocating wildlife that is annoying-they will even show you how to use a live trap, and tell you what areas to release which species into-that isn’t done where you are?
I was visiting out-of-town and the guy said a raccoon had gotten into his hen house and killed four chickens and two ducks. “Yeah - I put out a trap and caught him and hauled him away a few miles.”
“Wait- you let him live!?”
“Well, I didn’t know how ‘citified’ you are so I left the details of me blasting a hole in his head out.”
He had a pet raccoon once that as it got older got mean and couldn’t be trusted. He let him go many miles away and it made it’s way back! He took it on a trip with him over a hundred miles the next time.