PETA says no using glue pads for mice.....confused
By vanny
@vandana7 (102447)
India
October 22, 2025 3:49am CST
I have turned vegan. Not even curds.
I have seen fear in the eyes of chicken when they are waiting to be slaughtered.
I love dogs...stray or not.
I love cats...cows...donkeys...monkeys....the bovine species....goats...etc.
I am sure rats fear us. Very much.
I would rather they be neutered...and they stink. And they bring diseases...and basically they bring in snakes....and if all rats were to die, snakes would step in to eat chicken.....eggs...and risk to us would be more....
All logical, all sane ....killing all snakes is mission impossible....
So....my question is....would I be wrong to get rid of an occasional mouse....using glue pads...
I feel farm animals are cultivated with an object to use them. We shower love on them. We take care of them, develop a bond, and then betray that bond.
So I for one am not comfortable....killing them, or eating them...whatever...
Same pain I would not feel for a reptile like gator because gator can kill me. Right? So there it is the question of survival of the fittest. Bond does not form.
But cows will not kill me...bonds with me...chicken rather chicks eat from my palm...they trust me...so betrayal of trust is not easy for me. To me all these are to a great extent defenseless lot unlike gators. While Mice are defenseless too...my standards change.
I have no issues with others eating non veg. Their life, their thinking. My life, my thinking.
But ...People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ...expecting me to be kind to mice....or rats......I differ because no bonding is possible. !!!
What would you say...is it ok to use glue pads for mice?
I am capable of murdering mice, snakes, centipedes, spiders, scorpions, rats, gators, etc. All those animals that can kill me or are of little use to me. Not very saintly, am I?
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@vandana7 (102447)
• India
4h
I don't drink milk. Could not because of lactose intolerance. I agree, calves need to be given their share. What more, if there is a male calf, it is sold within a few months for beef. Separating cows from their children is enough of sin, added to that killing the Nandi is ...words fail me.
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@JudyEv (364589)
• Rockingham, Australia
7h
On our farm we never killed animals that we had made pets of but we killed sheep and chickens to eat. It's a complex situation and I understand that people becoome vegetarian or vegan because of their feelings towards animals. I think glue pads are cruel.
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@wolfgirl569 (123880)
• Marion, Ohio
4h
I think their problem with those traps are they don't kill fast.
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@arunima25 (92503)
• Bangalore, India
8h
The sane logic doesn't work everywhere for everyone..So, some where we all turn hypocrites.
. I don't like the sight of rats, they are filthy. I will kill them if they enter my house the same way I will do it for any other pests.
I am vegetarian by choice because of health reasons. I eat fish sometimes and I cook chicken weekly for my family. Not influenced by animal welfare and animal cruelty etc. It's personal choice and one logic doesn't work for everyone.
Dogs are cute. But they can kill..we keep getting news of them attacking people and killing them.

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