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[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

You could trap them and sell them. A small sideline business, perhaps?

I Emailed the same picture to a mate. He offered to lend me a mouse trap.

Actually, I'm not going to be too harsh on the creatures. For years they were persecuted before they were afforded legal protection and the only time most people ever saw one was when it had been killed on the road.

It was rare indeed to ever see one alive, let alone have them visit your garden. Farmers aren't too keen on them as they can carry Bovine TB and experimental licensed culls have been carried out in areas where the disease is a significant problem. The outcome of the culls has been far from conclusive and feelings run high on both sides of the debate.

I'm prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt.