Someone was saying it is illegal to kill rats, unless its under controled sir-com-sis (SPELLING)??

Well is it, becasue i have no....exact proof and facts.

Saying it is illegal to bash them on the floor, or hit them on the head, 1 hit kill?

Thanks Dan.

Also proof from sites too would be cool.

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1.1 Epicrates cenchria Crassus - Carr and Carrla

0.2 Python Regius - Nyoka and Meesha

0.1 Varanus Acanthuras - Irwin

1.1 Uromastyx Ocellatus - Apollo and Electra

Not sure I have heard anything but if you do it in your own home I doubt anybody would know or care ?

I guess it would be if done for no real reason. Some info' might be in here Live Feeding Laws

They are vertebrate animals so they are going to be covered under animal cruelty

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I dont get any choice, we had a wild rat come in our house last year and my dogs got to it before me

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REPTILERESCUE (southern)

I would imagine that 'banging them on the head' or 'smacking them off a wall' isn't going to go down too well Whereas humane euthansia for reptile consumption most people can live with even if they dont' like the thought.
Afterall the reps have to eat.

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Sax

Got too many to mention!!!!!!

Stupidity is no excuse for bad behaviour.
I know many stupid people that don't behave badly!!!!!

The thought of putting them in a bag and bashing them on the wall sounds awful, Where is the inpact? The head, the front, the backside ? and think of the mess ! When I did it I put a shovel upside down and GENTLY swung the rat on the end of the shovel hitting the back or the neck. Instant spinal break, No pain, no mess and no problem.

Breaking there neck is instant where as gasing them in large numbers they take longer to die

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Apparently it is done as quick as possible...and apparently thats pretty quick..
are we talking rats in the street? or pets? feeder?

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Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Science in the home
Late nights all alone with her a test tube
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
"Can I take you out to the pictures Jo-o-o-oan?"
But as she's getting ready to go
A knock comes on the door

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
came down upon her head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
made sure that she was dead

Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Teacher gets annoyed
Wishing to avoid and unpleasant scene-e-e-ene
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
So he waits behind
Writing fifty times "I must not be so-o-o-o
But when she turns her back on the boy
He creeps up from behind

should it matter ?

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there was a dirty big rat about the size of a cat at the end of my road at the weekend; thought it was a cat as it went behind a tree, so went towards it to 'say hello', then the f**ker jumped out of the tree towards me and got a bash with my bag of shopping...so to put this into context, is death by fish finger allowed?
(ip.s. i didn't by any means kill it, incase any lovers of wild town rats are reading this...that rat looked like it could have survived 12 rounds with mike tyson).