Am I a bad person!

[Kaorte]

Hey guys, this thread is over a year old..

[WingedWolfPsion]

Approved humane methods seem to be geared toward removing what is thought of as 'brutality' from the method of dispatch. The animal, of course, does not care how brutal the method is, as long as it feels no pain.

A very hard whack to the head is completely humane and causes instant death. It's just more brutal. Don't miss, and your conscience can rest easy.

[rabernet]

Hey guys, this thread is over a year old..

I was about to say the same thing - this thread is from June 2008.

[mainbutter]

Approved humane methods seem to be geared toward removing what is thought of as 'brutality' from the method of dispatch. The animal, of course, does not care how brutal the method is, as long as it feels no pain.

really?

I know many approved "brutal" methods used to euthanize lab rats.

The spin and smack is a fairly common one apparently, at least according to my college's psych department (they did not practice it, but discussed various methods). Spin the rat by the tail to disorient it, smack its head against the table.

There are even "rat guillotines".

I think people in the "killing rats for feeders" just don't know all of the approved humane methods of dispatching their rats. I agree that a swift smack on the head is a very good and quick way to do it if you are proficient at it. That's how I kill salmon I harvest while fishing, I carry my trusty fish bonker for that very job.

[Vilenica]

If you can't respect the prey and be humane buy the freaking frozen and thaw them dude.