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Originally Posted by arnesto /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Since it is Friday and I am bored as hell, I have to ask.
If you do find a nest of rats in your home, what is an ethical way to get rid of them?
Also, at what point in animal kingdom is it ok to kill. Like rats, snakes, lizards, crickets, roaches, ants, fleas, mosquitos.
For example, when I saw a spider in my kitchen last night. I smashed it with my finger. I also found a wasp in my garage and I gently grabbed it by the back and let it out through the back door.
I figure I am the master of my domain, any insect may be killed or saved depending on how busy I am.
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i hate to look like a jerk, but crap, i am going to kill it if it's in my way. i am the bigger, smarter species. they would do the same if they were three times my size, trust me. it's payback for mirror Thelonious Monk being smashed by giant spiders in a far away universe.
i would never end the life of an animal just for the fun of it, but crap, i don't think i have the balls to grab a wasp and let it out gently. i will generally just avoid wasps since they are useful in that they get rid of some very pesky insects. i wouldn't kill a snake unless it was poisonous and a potential danger to me and the others around me. rats? you betcha, i don't want big smelly vile animals eating my corn flakes. they're
mine. not theirs. again, if roles were reversed, that rat would kill me if i tried to get at his ham. he'd slash at me without giving it a second thought. guess i might be contradicting myself by saying i wouldn't end the life of an animal for the fun of it but go hunting occasionally... i won't try to cover that up.
if i can instantly kill the pest, that's what i will do. for insects, a quick smack against a surface always works. i'd like to throw back to the last paragraph in that i have only killed 2 rats in my life and normally just get my dad who catches them and releases them somewhere (normally the creek where it will find its way back somewhere else to make hell). with stuff like snakes, unless it's poisonous, i will capture it and let it free. crap, who the hell would kill a lizard? that's sick, they aren't even pests. one time i even caught one and kept it as a pet when i was a little kid.
overall, i don't believe that using size or cuteness as a measure for what's OK to kill and what isn't is a good method. to me, it's all about how much this certain creature intrudes upon my life. a
lizard? lol.
