My grandparents did this too (country ish area). They didn't blink an eye...it was a common solution back then. Probably equally humane/inhumane as killing them with poison. |
Is anyone else curious about how he disposed of two skunks without being seriously injured in the process (skunk spray is no joke!) |
He's not supposed to have the chickens, right? Well, there you go. As for "vermin", that's a matter of perspective for one thing. If you're going to use lethal means, do it humanely. I don't think drowning qualifies. And, anyone who could look at/participate in drowning a defenseless animal is someone with issues - I don't care what they do in the rural areas (where I used to live, btw). I do wonder what the authorities would have to say about that, as well? |
+1 |
Wow - I can hear the banjos dueling as I read this thread. |
Yep, best solution. MY FIL also shoots his own dogs when they need to be put down due to old age /disease. He considers taking them to the vet the wimps way out. |
He needs a cat or two, and to stop telling you how he deals with it. The alternative would be to get rid of the chickens he isn't supposed to have. |
Yes and yes. This is normal rural stuff. |
Your brother is a loser with sociopathic tendencies. Shooting animals with a pellet gun isn't going to ensure a clean, quick kill. Drowning is torture when there are better options; this isn't 1810... I would turn in your sick loser brother if I knew him. I pity his kids.
Yes, I am a vegetarian, and I grew up on a farm where animals sometimes had to be euthanized, but it was done humanely with a proper 22 rifle that ensured a quick death. I hate people like your brother, and I question your own intelligence and sensitivity for defending your sick, sick brother. I hope a skunk sprays him in the eyes and I hope it causes him a fraction of the unnecessary pain and fear he inflicts. |
That is easy. He used the humane trap and then shot or drowned it in the trap. They need to put their tails up to spray and the trap is too low-topped to permit them to get the tail up. So they can't speay you until they walkout of the trap, whereupon they will be extremely pissed off and spray you right away if you catch and release. It's standard practice. That is why you don't trap a skunk unless you plan on killing it in the trap. Any farmer knows this. |
I'd report anonymously report them for having chickens. Skunks can carry rabies and rats spread diseases. Sometimes doing the right thing is the solution to a problem. |
Are you bothered that your brother is killing vermin?
I think your brother needs a more efficient way of doing so. No sympathy for rats. Sorry. I would hire someone to do it. |
Grew up on a farm and I've killed much worse. |
YES |
Again, YES. |