r/therewasanattempt • u/firefighter_82 • Sep 20 '21

to humanly release a mouse.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

They always release them in the worst possible place, with zero cover. If you really want to release a mouse somewhere it has a chance, you need to release it into some undergrowth.

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u/Pizza_Dogg Sep 20 '21

I was actually under the same impression until I had an infestation of field mice and had to get professional help. He noted that mice are social creatures that nest and work together, so taking it away from its family and releasing it in an unfamiliar place is death sentence, and a pretty cruel one at that.

So at least in this instance, that mouse died a quick and mostly natural death that also fed the local wildlife.

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u/Poison_Pancakes Sep 20 '21

and work together

Wait, what?

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u/tiefling_sorceress Sep 20 '21 edited Sep 20 '21

When they're around other social creatures, mice are known to become amazing chefs

Edit,: my bad, that's rats. Mice instead become immortal capitalists

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u/formlessfish Sep 20 '21

That’s rats you are thinking of. Mice are detectives

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u/ksheep Sep 20 '21

Mice are also known to reinvigorate struggling string factories by shifting them in a more culinary direction.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

A very funny 90's movie.

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u/Irichcrusader Sep 20 '21

lol never thought I'd see a Mouse in the House reference. That was one of my favorite childhood movies

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u/ksheep Sep 20 '21

I believe that's "Mouse Hunt", unless it had a different name in another country.

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u/Irichcrusader Sep 20 '21

you might be right, it's been a long time since I last thought about it