Is Using Electric Mouse Traps Really Humane?
There are currently many electric mouse traps and pest control devices being sold. Many of these devices are being sold as a humane alternative to the traditional spring based traps, sticky glue based traps and rodent poisons. To decide if the electric mouse trap is really humane we must first understand how the conventional methods of mouse control work. Spring loaded traps have been around for a long time. They deliver a crushing blow when triggered which may or may not kill a mouse. This method is quite imprecise as the trap may trap or injure a mouse which in turn leads to the animal suffering. This kind of trap can be difficult to set and may make a messy job of killing the mouse. If the definition of humane is not to cause unnecessary suffering then the traditional spring loaded mouse trap scores very poorly on the humane scale. The next type of mouse trap is the sticky glue trap. This is essentially a plastic tray filled with a highly adhesive gel which sticks to anything that c
