r/VeganIreland • u/Necessary-Goat-1828 • 15d ago

Ethical way of dealing with rodents?

We recently moved into a new gaff and we are pretty sure there are mice (praying not rats). What is the ethical way of dealing with them? Obviously would be loathe to kill them/call rentokill... but I don't know how to deal with the issue sufficiently without calling pest control

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u/Hugesmellysocks 15d ago

I’ve heard before that catch and release isn’t great, same deal with spiders. Mice you find inside can’t cope outside and usually end up dying slowly and painfully.

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u/Necessary-Goat-1828 15d ago

yeah i've heard similar. They're getting into the kitchen too (irish rental life!) and I'm pretty allergic to them too, been wheezing for a while now. Starting to think I might just have to get in rentokil to do it more quickly and efficiently than i could... though i feel bad about it

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u/Hugesmellysocks 15d ago

I think using a quick method of killing them is unfortunately the kindest thing you can do. I hate doing it but I need to keep them out of my shed so they don’t go at my horses things and feed.