[starry]

and I thought I had problems with mice slugs and snails!!      I remember an adder getting into a neighbours strawberry patch once that was covered in netting and it had gorged its self so much It couldn't get back through the netting and was getting very annoyed!! (to say the least) that unfortunately was blasted with a 12 bore (summer of 76 if I remember  rightly)

[flimbin]

I use snares - cheap and more humane than people think. I put them where I know the rabbits  get in and out.  Caught about 20 last year. All killed instantly with no signs of a struggle.

[blackbob]

I use snares - cheap and more humane than people think. I put them where I know the rabbits  get in and out.  Caught about 20 last year. All killed instantly with no signs of a struggle.

LOCKING SNARES ARE ILLEGAL.

[blackbob]

too many family cats get strangled in them.slip snares are more humane and with a good pair of Gauntlats the offending cat can be released to never return.as not a cat lover at all.infact i loathe them but they are someones pet and dont eat veg seedlings lol.

[blackbob]

I use snares - cheap and more humane than people think. I put them where I know the rabbits  get in and out.  Caught about 20 last year. All killed instantly with no signs of a struggle.

how were they killed instantly?got me baffled that one.

[sunshineband]

too many family cats get strangled in them.slip snares are more humane and with a good pair of Gauntlats the offending cat can be released to never return.as not a cat lover at all.infact i loathe them but they are someones pet and dont eat veg seedlings lol.

Thank you for that view -- as you say, someone's beloved pet even if not what you would have yourself 

[flimbin]

Never caught anything other than a rabbit in the snares. I put them  in the gaps in the hedge where the rabbits enter and leave the garden. The rabbits need to be running to get caught  and cats tend to prowl and then pounce rather than run through gaps in a hedge. Incidentally, the fact that the rabbits must be running explains why they are killed quickly. The momentum means there is a considerabe force applied when the wire tightens which breaks their neck, killing them instantly.  I check the snares at least once a day or when I see rabbits in the garden.

Snares are not illegal - I checked, but I wouldnt use them if I thought they were cruel.

[Paul Plots]

and I thought I had problems with mice slugs and snails!!      I remember an adder getting into a neighbours strawberry patch once that was covered in netting and it had gorged its self so much It couldn't get back through the netting and was getting very annoyed!! (to say the least) that unfortunately was blasted with a 12 bore (summer of 76 if I remember  rightly)

All native reptiles are protected in Britain under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 . The law makes it an offence to intentionally kill, injure, sell or advertise to sell any of the six native species which I am nearly 100% sure includes adders.

[Paul Plots]

Never caught anything other than a rabbit in the snares. I put them  in the gaps in the hedge where the rabbits enter and leave the garden. The rabbits need to be running to get caught  and cats tend to prowl and then pounce rather than run through gaps in a hedge. Incidentally, the fact that the rabbits must be running explains why they are killed quickly. The momentum means there is a considerabe force applied when the wire tightens which breaks their neck, killing them instantly.  I check the snares at least once a day or when I see rabbits in the garden.

Snares are not illegal - I checked, but I wouldnt use them if I thought they were cruel.

A quote from the internet:
"a spokeswoman for the RSPCA, said: "The RSPCA is opposed to the manufacturing, sale and use of all snares and traps that cause suffering. There is no body grip trap which does not cause unacceptable suffering."

An interesting difference of opinion......