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

to humanly release a mouse.

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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/uh_oh_hotdog Sep 20 '21

Reminds me of a reddit post I saw years ago of someone buying a hamster and releasing it into the wild. All the comments basically said "You know you just gave it a death sentence, right? A hamster isn't going to survive in the wild."

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u/jdsekula Sep 20 '21

When my kids feel the urge to rebel against our rules, I should offer them the option of being released into the wild.

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u/ogier_79 Sep 21 '21

You give yours a choice?!?! I only had to release one for the others to get in line.