Guest guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 One of my co-workers found evidence of a mouse in her desk last week. Today I found out that the company had someone come in and set one of those sticky mouse traps to catch it. I was so upset when I heard. Those are the cruelest kind of mouse trap you can get (I've heard). I havent been at the company that long and I am trying to decide what I should do. 1. Just leave the trap and hope no mouse gets caught in it. 2. Ask the company if they would replace it with a more humane trap. 3. Go out and buy one myself and ask if I can replace it. If I do buy one myself - anyone know where to find a " catch and release " mouse trap? Rachael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Peta sells humane mouse traps - perhaps some local pet stores sell them, too. I would DEFINITELY go buy a humane one and replace it IMMEDIATELY. I've seen what the glue traps do to mice - those jerks!!!!! GOOD LUCK! smartgirl27us <thesmartfamily3 [thesmartfamily3] Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:07 PM slightly off topic - mouse trap at work One of my co-workers found evidence of a mouse in her desk last week. Today I found out that the company had someone come in and set one of those sticky mouse traps to catch it. I was so upset when I heard. Those are the cruelest kind of mouse trap you can get (I've heard). I havent been at the company that long and I am trying to decide what I should do. 1. Just leave the trap and hope no mouse gets caught in it. 2. Ask the company if they would replace it with a more humane trap. 3. Go out and buy one myself and ask if I can replace it. If I do buy one myself - anyone know where to find a " catch and release " mouse trap? Rachael For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hav-a-heart is the brand of a small live trap for mice; the door closes when a mouse goes inside. You take it out side and let it go. I've seen them at home centers. --- Be kind. Be of good cheer. Dick Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 I think PETA has more humane traps. Good Luck, Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 That reminds me of when I was in college, They were setting up the Sticky traps in the bathrooms, kitchens, and garbage rooms of our dorms. I was not veggie at the time, however my friend was and we had sort of and underground pact to flatten the traps when we found them, (and we quickly figured out where they would pop up next) We did go to Menards or one of those home do-it-yourself type stores and bought some of the live traps (Traps in which the animals are trappped alive and unharmed). We pleaded with the director who eventually gave in and let us replace the others with the trap door type. My friend also promised to transport the poor captured creatures to saftey. ( though one became a pet in her room unbeknownst to the hall staff but that's another story) We could not trust them otherwise as she had found a sticky trap with live mouse in the dumpster, which she did manage to save without serious injuries (whew). Anyway we also dicovered that the instructions on the package of the trap door trap said to release or dispose of trap with mouse in the dumpster. Since then, I have on several occasions just so happened to have a marker with me and blacken out that part of the instructions. Anyway, That's what I would do. Buy the gentler trap and ask if you could replace it if you took the responsibility of removing the animal once it is caught. ( of course bringing it to a safe place away from the area so it does not return to the same fate) And in the meantime, or if they will not allow you to replace it ( though I don't think they should mind). " accidentally " step on the stickky traps when ever the reappear thus saving any poor things actually getting caught and suffering. (obviously when nobody is looking to protect your job.) We also used some live traps in our house when some little guys found their way in once. I just released them in some forest preserves near us. The multi- animal live trap seemed to work best, because once the one mouse trap has captured one, or gotten bumped and closed it it is uneffective till you reset it. Thats really frustrating if it happens during the day or in early evening before they are out and about. Plus, mice like to live together so if one is around, unless it just moved in, there are quite likely more. Oh by the way, they like peanut butter. Good luck! Debbie " smartgirl27us <thesmartfamily3 " <thesmartfamily3 wrote:One of my co-workers found evidence of a mouse in her desk last week. Today I found out that the company had someone come in and set one of those sticky mouse traps to catch it. I was so upset when I heard. Those are the cruelest kind of mouse trap you can get (I've heard). I havent been at the company that long and I am trying to decide what I should do. 1. Just leave the trap and hope no mouse gets caught in it. 2. Ask the company if they would replace it with a more humane trap. 3. Go out and buy one myself and ask if I can replace it. If I do buy one myself - anyone know where to find a " catch and release " mouse trap? Rachael For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 You know, I'd heard that, too, but a friend of mine with a serious mouse problem disagreed. She said that the release traps aren't good because they're too expensive to have more than one or two around, the snap traps often mangle them, but the glue traps just hold them in place. Then she uses oil or something to release them from the glue (I forget what she uses, I could ask) and takes them outside (probably pretty far away!) and releases them. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 The problem is if they're in there for very long, they'll fight and hurt or kill each other. Sandra, who's not totally convinced that ANY of them are humane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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