Morality of Drowning Skunks

[Sailboat]

So, your solution to Sailboat’s problem is…?

LOL, good point.

Indicentally, these skunk definately aren’t bothered by the presence of humans. They are very opportunistic, to say the least. They prefer human habitations to fulfill their ominivoric eating habits. They are definately in no danger of extinction.

 

[jmcrae]

They kept breaking in the chicken coop, so I would just set the trap in there and, bam, I’d catch those little devils like clockwork. It was a real drag.

Maybe the hippy neighbor lady got smart, 'cause there are definately less of them. She’s in her 50’s and still smokes pot. Her husband is even older and has a greenhouse that he heats with wood and grows pot. I think pot makes people more sympathetic to skunks.

Want to know why? It’s because smoking pot has the same smell as skunks, and with skunks around, they can smoke to their heart’s content, and blame the smell on the skunks.

Also, they are so used to the smell that it doesn’t bother them any more. (We learned that at a landlord’s information meeting one time. We were told that if you can smell “skunk” in the tenant’s house, but you don’t see any skunks, suspect pot smoking, and evict them right away, before they wreck the place.)

 

[Sailboat]

I used to smoke alot of pot in my misspent youth. I think skunks smell more like Bondo. You know, that stuff that body men used on cars before they paint it.

 

[St.Eric]

I used to smoke alot of pot in my misspent youth. I think skunks smell more like Bondo. You know, that stuff that body men used on cars before they paint it.

I always thought they smelled like “dirty lemons” for some reason. Hey, why don’t you set out little containers of good old fashioned anti-freeze (the kind without bitrex so it tastes sweet). That should do the trick.

 

[DarkNight]

Sailboat asked what we thought about “a bunch of gun lovers” getting upset when he posted about drowning skunks. He did not ask what we thought he should do about his problem.
I replied to his question of morality regarding the treatment of God’s creatures.

I firmly believe we must respect all of God’s creatures. That does not mean feeding them because we think they are cute or only being concerned if they happened to be on some endangered list. It does not mean letting them breed until they are no longer naturally sustainable.

How we take care of His creatures speaks volumes about how we care for Him.

God created this world in a balance. Man has seen fit to throw it out of balance and then blame the ensuing problems on everything else.

Where I live, I would call the animal control people to deal with the neighbors.
Sailboat has to do what he knows to be morally correct given his situation.
There is no “one answer – fits all” including “kill the buggers”.

Go with Love, Go with God!

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

Hi Sailboat, I don’t know what drowing is like. But, ACO sells an exhaust boot that attaches to your car exhaust with a hose clamp, and you connect a garden hose to it. Using car exhaust puts them to sleep, and is vurtually painless. So, build a box about the size of a dog house with the hose already in place. Put food in that box, set up a remote door closer system of somekind. And, as you warm up your car in the mourning to go to work take them out. Also, if you find their nest, you can slip the hose down the hole, and does its work.

By the Way, have you tired marking your property with dried blood? You can get it at most nurseries. The animals sense the blood and thinks something has recently been killed by a prediator and they stay away.

 

[Sailboat]

Hi Sailboat, I don’t know what drowing is like. But, ACO sells an exhaust boot that attaches to your car exhaust with a hose clamp, and you connect a garden hose to it. Using car exhaust puts them to sleep, and is vurtually painless. So, build a box about the size of a dog house with the hose already in place. Put food in that box, set up a remote door closer system of somekind. And, as you warm up your car in the mourning to go to work take them out. Also, if you find their nest, you can slip the hose down the hole, and does its work.

By the Way, have you tired marking your property with dried blood? You can get it at most nurseries. The animals sense the blood and thinks something has recently been killed by a prediator and they stay away.

Hey, pretty good idea, I didn’t know about the special attachment, or the blood. Is ACO a company? Can I get that at an auto part store?

 

[Black_Jaque]

I appologize on behalf of all the hunters and NRA types who lost their heads and started chewing on you for drowning skunks. I suspect they are caving in a tad to political correctness in an attempt to preserve their own interests. See hunters are often lumped with “kitty drowners” by the PeTA people. As a result, hunters often try to distance themselves from acts that seem inhumane.

Beware of PeTA. They have, at the core of their beliefs, lost any sense of the sanctity of human life. I think there are two way Satan is attack the sancitity of human life, one way is to reduce human life to the level of animals, and the other way is to elevate animal life to the status of humans. PeTA is guilty of the latter. Satan wins because pretty soon people can’t make distinctions between a healthy skunk and a decrepid, unconscious, ailing human.

I would continue drowning skunks. In the mean time I would do all the reading I could on the ethics, morality, and humaneness of the practice. Sooner or later you will be called to explain your actions and you’ll need to provide a very intelligent answer. If you live in a small community develop good ties with everyone to the extent possible.

 

[Celeste88]

Hi Sailboat. I started reading this and was ready to jump on your case…then I thought it over.

Being an animal lover I can see the that the skunks are ceatures of God and deserve a chance at life. However, they seem to be multiplying at a rapid pace and become a darn nuisance. In addition skunks can carry rabies, so I caution you in handling skunks, if you get bit you will need rabies shots. Don’t you have any Animal Control organization that will come and remove the skunks from your property?

The woman who is feeding the skunks is doing a disservice. Can you go up to her and tell her to stop feeding the skunks? Get some internet info on skunks and rabies and hand it to her.

You can also contact animal rehabbers in your area for advice - these people don’t normally kill animals but they do have advice on humane euthanasia since they have to put down wild animals sometimes. You can get a list of them on the internet, go to google and type in your state or city and animal rehabbers.

And lastly…have you thought of moving away from the skunks and all? Not that I’d enjoy your situation any…but I’ve lived in apartments and condos all my life and the only place I’ve seen a live skunk was the zoo!

 

[ALLFORHIM]

Hi,

Im not so sure it matters that much. I would never do it because I love animals too much, but dare I say, My husband has drowned a squirrel because he was trying to get into our house. I think he is after some groundhogs now. I do not tell him when I see the groundhog because I dont want him to kill them.

I ask my hubby not to tell me anything about what or when he kills them.

DONT ASK DONT TELL