I know this would vary from locale to locale, but, presumably, there are some animals that do not require a permit to kill (mice in mouse traps, for example). How does this work? Is there a list of “always OK to kill” species?
Edit: Thank you everybody for the replies!
Difference between countries, but here it is legal as long as all of the following criteria are met: a) the animal in question isn’t endangered or specifically protected, b) if domesticated, that you have destruction rights for the animal (generally the case for pets), and c) it is killed in a “humane way” which is a rather long list of don’ts.
There was a woman in my town charged for animal abuse by trapping mice in a “wrong” way that didn’t properly minimise suffering.
That sounds like when my wife set out some no-kill mice traps, but then never inspected them.
During the middle of summer.
When it hit 115 F.
She agreed that kill traps would be more humane going forward.
So how was the mouse organ?
Disgusting :p
Where is “here”?
Norway, but I believe we have basically same laws as rest of Europe even if enforcement varies.