Karen, thanks so much for putting this concern before
the group. Please don't ever, ever feel like you need
to apologize for caring for the lives and comfort of
our fellow beings by called yourself a Bleeding Heart.
Mice have just as much of a right as we do to occupy
this planet and lead lives free from pain or fear. No
object is more important.

Bethany Rutledge
Director of Collections & Exhibits
Thornton W. Burgess Society
East Sandwich, MA

--- Karen Duncan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As a card carrying member of the Bleeding Heart Tree
> Huggers, I have to
> ask: Is anyone else concerned about the potential
> cruelty of these
> sticky traps? Of course we must monitor our spaces
> for damaging pests,
> and OK, I can see them for insects, especially with
> close monitoring.
> But it concerns me on several different levels
> (practical; ethical,
> etc.) to think of mice stuck in them and dying
> slowly. Can't be a decent
> way to die. And carcasses attract insects! I'm not
> trying to begin a big
> ethical discussion but would like the list to know
> about any
> alternatives that people might be using. Anyone?
>
> Peace and love,
>
> Karen Duncan
> Registrar
> Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
> University of Minnesota
> 333 E. River Rd.
> Minneapolis, MN 55455
> T: 612.625.9665
> F: 612.625.9630
> E: [log in to unmask]
>
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