I am not into "saving" the bunny. I am merely protecting the hard work and investment in a small vegetable garden by attempting - fruitlesslly so far - to humanely a wabbit and move him a few hundred yards away to a new site. How is this worse than killing and eating it?
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are we speaking a different language? > I'm saying that in your example the rabbit dies either way. If you really > want to save his life leave him alone but don't go being all smug that > you've "Saved the little bunny" what you've done is doomed him to a short > life of pain and terror. Where my pellet gun ends his life cleanly with > little pain. I'm a man, I do the killing myself. You farm it out to > somebody else and then claim it isn't happening. > Are you sure you don't work in the healthcare system? > > -Curt > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT (?) Mice eating the wiring > > So what you're basically saying is that I need to slaughter anything that > moves in order to relieve it of suffering. > > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You really could do a much better job in replying to the pertinent message. > Spoken like a non-outdoorsman. You have no idea about rabbits at all, > you've never seen them bite one another to chase of an interloper, you've > never seen them attacked and killed by dogs or cats. You don't even bother > to check if your local park has a trapping program because they already > have too many rabbits. Your plan is just to dump your problems and let > somebody else take care of them... > -Curt > > From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 11:03 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT (?) Mice eating the wiring > > A solitary rabbit that eats almost anything will survive just fine in a > park-like setting. > > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Not a bad idea. A couple years ago I caught a ver small mouse sitting on > top of the trap eating the cheese without setting it off... > -Curt > > From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT (?) Mice eating the wiring > > On 01/09/2015 3:36 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > > > Bunnies eat mint leaves? > > I've been using almond slivers for the chipmunks. Walnuts probably > attract them better but I have a bag of stale almond slivers and they glue > onto the trap really well. > > -Curt > > > > > > > Fellow out at the lake suggests using thread and tying a raisin onto the > trap. The mouse has to work at it to get it and that sets off the trap. > We have been using peanut butter but the devils can lick it out of the > trap without setting it off unless I use the crunchy style and push the > nut pieces into the bait holder really good. > > > RB > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
