By reader letter - 24 May 2021 - 09:50 Picture: 123RF/JIRI VACLAVEK
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No ethical solution to mice menace reader letter"> By reader letter - 24 May 2021 - 09:50 Picture: 123RF/JIRI VACLAVEK The north of Australia is suffering from a mice plague, literally millions of mice, and the farmers are trying to get rid of them by any means, including poisoning them. The animal activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has suggested that “humane traps allow small animals to be caught gently and released unharmed”. These are not cuddly little furry animals; they are vermin that will eat all the food that animals need, and they are also difficult to catch.