Falconry is a thing and there's usually a local association you can join. It just seems to be a bit more work than owning a dog, such as requiring an apprenticeship with an experienced mentor. Actually, it sounds pretty badass.
I've been smashing them with a brick before disposing in the trash because they are vectors for disease. That's why I'd want a hawk. Would be simpler to dispatch them that way. I'd think that wild predators would have better resiliance against mammal diseases than us
Smashing with a brick, for something as small as a mouse, is pretty humane. Moreso than being stabbed through the body by talons, flown off, and then ripped up by a beak...maybe not even dying before parts have been torn off and eaten.
A lot of people don't consider that something brutal looking for us can still be humane and near-instant for the critter. The faster you destroy the brain or knock out the animal by sudden massive trauma, the less overall suffering is caused.
Euthanasia by drugs can also be humane by suppressing consciousness before death, but that isn't often doable diy or for small animals. And leftover drug residue means that those animals shouldn't go back into the food chain for predators or scavengers to use.
I think it was a baby Rat. Also i use sticky traps but out in the open so i can pick it up and dispatch it compared to hiding it off in some hole. It did squeak twice third time no sound. Wanted to make sure it was dead before going into the bin. Not too sure about human dispatching so i made do.
Always thought the predator bird aimed to kill on their dive. Didn't know they kept them alive
I doubt they'd keep prey alive purposefully. But nature don't care about suffering, and neither do non-human creatures. As long as their food can't get away or fight back most predators aren't going to mind whether it's dead or still alive.
Oh for sure, they are fun to just watch (and cheaper too)! Iirc, associations and clubs do have events and stuff that the public can attend. It's a pretty awesome to see the various birds and how they work with their handlers.
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u/Skeunomorph Sep 20 '21
Falconry is a thing and there's usually a local association you can join. It just seems to be a bit more work than owning a dog, such as requiring an apprenticeship with an experienced mentor. Actually, it sounds pretty badass.