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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Anything I wanted rid of enough to bother live trapping I'll make sure its not alive when it gets out of the live trap.
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The Humane Society has free rental live traps (you get your money back when you return the trap). People trap stray Cats and take them in to be neutered or spayed then take them home and release them (you are supposed to lock them I a room for a few days till they recover from the operation).
When they do that the cut the tip of the Cats Ear off so if someone traps them again they don't bring them back in.
That can also means that people sometimes trap someone's pet.
I was taught not to kill things if it was not needed. If I can get a Gopher to come surface (hose and water down the hole) I grab it with a Tongs and put it in a Bucket and relocate it.
If I can get some bug into a Jar or glass I take it out side and release it. The exception is Cockroaches which I instantly kill (they sometimes com a cross the street from the School in front of my house).
Also I don't know about legality about killing wild animals.
We are supposed to have Coyotes in my area that are supposed eat peoples pets. I have never seen one in my area not has someone told me their pet was killed by one. But the important thing is it is illegal to kill them unless of course you are attacked.