General / Off-Topic Don't like killing things

[Robin of Spiritwood]

We just caught a rat in the house, and I had to club it.

It's not the kind of thing I like to do, at all. The last 2 rats I was able to chase out alive and OK, some months ago, down in the garage. This one was big, and wouldn't die. Had to hit it more than once. Noisy. Sounds like a human child. Lots of blood. Carpet below it, absorbing the shocks, used more force and struck through. Spatter on my dumbells.

Couldn't leave it intact with my family here of course. Infection hazard.

Cleaned up the mess, bleached, peroxided, and took it outside in a couple black polyethelene bags to leave in the rubbish tip. Scrapped the gloves. Wife cleaned my jo, which worked only so-so for this job.
Now I feel really contaminated. Not from the fluids etc ( handled much much worse at work), but from the process of killing.
Like working on infectious disease units. Don't want to touch anything. Avoiding the people here too.
Going to shower.

 

[Han Zulu]

I feel ya'.

I got those human traps. Got a rat yesterday. Drove to a distant location and let the little loose. At least he has a chance to survive, but not at our place.

 

[jasonbarron]

How many human children have you clubbed, Robin? Ok, I'm guessing that's not what you meant...but that wording...

 

[Robin of Spiritwood]

How many human children have you clubbed, Robin? Ok, I'm guessing that's not what you meant...but that wording...

As a general rule, I try to avoid causing harm to entities that are much weaker than me.

 

[jasonbarron]

As a general rule, I try to avoid causing harm to entities that are much weaker than me.

I get that, I really do. Now go back and read your op again and maybe you'll see the wording that caught my eye.

 

[Robin of Spiritwood]

I get that, I really do. Now go back and read your op again and maybe you'll see the wording that caught my eye.

Respectfully, I shall not refresh my memory. Good night, Jason.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Welcome to the world. It's a messy place.

 

[Kitfox]

Lots of blood? What were you doing? Going full Jason Voorhees on the thing with a chainsaw?
I've killed rats and rabbits. Lots of them. Used to work on a farm. A whack with a bit of stud-work batten or a steel-toed kick is usually enough to drop a rodent.

We have to do these things. We enable their existence so sadly have to control it. Our buildings and structures have created shelter and safety for rodents. We inadvertently provide food for them. Natural predators like foxes and hunter birds get displaced or outright persecuted. Cats go some way to fill in the gap but most are overfed and lazy, only going after easy playthings.
They breed prolifically due to being low level prey and with normal threats removed can explode in population. They're destructive, and urinate and defecate constantly everywhere they go.

The real world is a nasty place. A while back I was working out in the field when I hear this horrific screeching noise. I turn around to see a rabbit running from the treeline towards me, screaming it's head off. Behind it was a stoat, which managed to run down and catch the rabbit, beat it up right in front of me, then drag the thing by its neck back from where they came.

 

[askavir]

I think feeling bad about killing something, even when necessary, can only be a good thing.

 

[ethelred]

Happy to say I've never killed anything with my bare hands bigger than an insect/spider.

Killed a few birds with the car though.

Oh yeah, live in the west so probably resposible for quite a few indirect deaths, just by being a consumer. #politics

Conversely, donate platelets every couple of weeks or so so the balance book is probably in the positive, if that matters.

 

[jasonbarron]

Happy to say I've never killed anything with my bare hands bigger than an insect/spider.

Killed a few birds with the car though.

Oh yeah, live in the west so probably resposible for quite a few indirect deaths, just by being a consumer. #politics

Conversely, donate platelets every couple of weeks or so so the balance book is probably in the positive, if that matters.

That line of reasoning is not restricted to the West

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

I remember a very funny conversation I had with my mother years ago.

You see, this was the 90s, and computers were getting pretty hip. I liked computers games very much (I know, shocking to hear) especially the ones involving the exploding of bad guys. My folks, gods bless 'em, couldn't "understand what you see in all that violence!"

One day we're sitting on our porch talking. Our neighbor, who had a small vineyard in their backyard, was taking shots with at a BB gun at the squirrels invading. Usually that scared them away for a time.

"You know, I think I might go over and help Billy shoot those squirrels" said Mom.

"Really? In all my years playing those "violent video games" I've never felt the urge to hurt an actual living thing" quipped Phisto.

"Huh" replied Mom.

Now she plays video games too.

 

[lysan]

We just caught a rat in the house, and I had to club it.

It's not the kind of thing I like to do, at all. The last 2 rats I was able to chase out alive and OK, some months ago, down in the garage. This one was big, and wouldn't die. Had to hit it more than once. Noisy. Sounds like a human child. Lots of blood. Carpet below it, absorbing the shocks, used more force and struck through. Spatter on my dumbells.

Couldn't leave it intact with my family here of course. Infection hazard.

Cleaned up the mess, bleached, peroxided, and took it outside in a couple black polyethelene bags to leave in the rubbish tip. Scrapped the gloves. Wife cleaned my jo, which worked only so-so for this job.
Now I feel really contaminated. Not from the fluids etc ( handled much much worse at work), but from the process of killing.
Like working on infectious disease units. Don't want to touch anything. Avoiding the people here too.
Going to shower.

That is why you got dogs or cats to do the dirty work

 

[lysan]

Happy to say I've never killed anything with my bare hands bigger than an insect/spider.

Killed a few birds with the car though.

Oh yeah, live in the west so probably resposible for quite a few indirect deaths, just by being a consumer. #politics

Conversely, donate platelets every couple of weeks or so so the balance book is probably in the positive, if that matters.

I used to hunt for food, everything we hunted went straight into the freezer. Nowadays not so much, as I migrated to a place where I can't hunt, so that is that.
But if I need to i could do it again.

 

[EUS]

Mini Pinschers are made for rat killing. They're also adorable.
Cats for mice.

 

[Patrick_68000]

I wish you never to need the Fuel Rats if you are lost in the deep space.

 

[Demascus]

I have never understood people's inability to kill pests and general vermin. Rats breed fast, spread illness and diseases as a general rule of thumb. If your squeamish about doing it yourself, get traps or sticky pads.

 

[Shinji Ikari]

The only two beings that I enjoy to kill are flies and mosquitoes with this:

 

[jasonbarron]

I have never understood people's inability to kill pests and general vermin. Rats breed fast, spread illness and diseases as a general rule of thumb. If your squeamish about doing it yourself, get traps or sticky pads.

Oh man, those sticky pads are just gross. We recently used them to clean out our garage which was being over run by mice and let's just say that that is a one terrible way to go.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Oh man, those sticky pads are just gross. We recently used them to clean out our garage which was being over run by mice and let's just say that that is a one terrible way to go.

slowly scratches "live in jason's garage" off list entitled "retirement plans"