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I have no problems with baiting and torturing rodents.

Sticky glue traps for mice comes to mind. They can be messy, but by no means should they be made illegal because of a mouse’s welfare.

Animals can not have rights. This man should be paid for his extermination service.

13 posted on 05/22/2010 7:47:01 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Hypocrisy: "Animal rightists" who eat meat & pen up pets while accusing hog farmers of cruelty.)

Animals can not have rights.

Animals do not have rights, but people have an obligation to be humane in relation to the type of animal. There is nothing wrong with squishing a bug. There is something wrong with pulling the legs off of daddy long legs for fun. There is nothing wrong with killing a skunk, but maiming a cat or rabbit to watch it writhe and not finish the job is inhumane. Etc.

From what I have read of the case, the guy was torturing the animals at least in some cases. Even the mouse glue traps (and I have used those and the old fashioned spring types) are typically used indoors or right outside an entry, not in open property.

Again, I wouldn't throw the book at him, but I wouldn't want him babysitting my kids.

I have no problems with baiting and torturing rodents.

Depends on what the torture is. Is he live-trapping them, then dismembering them with pliers and chortling in evil glee? That could be a problem.