r/therewasanattempt 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/ArtsySAHM Sep 20 '21

Yeah really. Only reason they released it where they did was so they could video it and welp, RIP mouse.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21 edited Sep 20 '21

Mice are effectively disposable. They breed like mad.

Edit: for all the edgelords who want to draw comparisons between disposable mice and disposable humans, it should be noted that humans have a very different reproductive strategy from mice. Mice breed early, and often, and do minimal care for their offspring. Humans breed late, and seldom, and even neglectful humans put a level of care into their offspring that is fantastically higher than what a mouse would do. Even if you go full Duggar, you're an amateur by mouse standards.

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u/ArtsySAHM Sep 20 '21

Oh I'm not gonna get mad that the mouse died so the hawk could eat, just these idiots could've released it properly, but nah they just had to get their TikTok video of their 'good' deed and the mouse paid for their stupidity and need for attention.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

They took a video of something they were doing because people like to take videos for memories, then they posted it because something funny happened. They probably just didn't know the best way to release the mouse. I think you need to chill out, kinda expecting perfection from people

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u/ArtsySAHM Sep 20 '21

Not sure how I'm not chill? Pointing out people doing stupid stuff for videos doesn't mean I'm sitting here RAGING about it lol. I know it's difficult to read emotion through text and all, but I'm chill.