DIY Humane Mousetrap.

Alex
Scott Marquardt turned this conventional (and quite lethal) mousetrap into a humane "catch and release" DIY trap using coffe can, wire screen, and good old fashioned ingenuity: Link

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I tend to agree as well.

Another humane-ness problem that was quite an educational experience for me: the trap caught baby mice wonderfully -- but some were caught early enough in the night that by the time I checked the trap in the morning, the little things were already uncomfortably dehydrated. That was NOT a fun discovery. As a farm lad and hunter, I learned to hold in contempt those who didn't kill quickly -- and here I was years later, creating suffering myself (albeit unwittingly).

As for the "catch and release" approach, I realized I was probably dooming the released mice to being a meal before long in the forest.

As it turns out, we now have feline means of detering mice. This has proven 100% effective.
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Traditional traps that kill mice instantly are humane. If you take a trapped mouse and relocate it it is likely to go back into your house or somebody elses or be attacked by a mouse who lives in the territory you introduced it to.
Inhumane traps are glue traps that cause mice to slowly die of thirst or poisons that cause them to hemmorrage internally.
A quick whap and a sudden end is preferable.
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"The Merry-go-round Broke Down" was the Looney Tunes theme song, not Merrie Melodies. The most famous Merrie Melodies theme song was "Merrily We Roll Along".
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I have always loved Daffy Duck. He never quits. He is snarky to boot. My favorite all time moment is in Yankee Doodle Daffy at the :58 mark when he looks in the mirror and remarks about the hat.
And then there are the moments in the WW2 cartoons, that are no longer seen because of the content that would be considered offensive by today's standards.
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I prefer the early Duffy, when he was just crazy. Once he got bitter, I stopped liking him so much. it is funny you mention Homer Simpson in the first paragraph, because I feel the same about him and his personality transformation...
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*crickets* Just what does that one word evoke? Obviously, enough people saw that one cartoon involving a silent audience for Daffy Duck, because how many times have we seen a comment in some thread of just: *crickets* to voice our displeasure?
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