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is it illegal to trap squirrels and then drown them
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Grey squirrels are classified as a pest and it is illegal to release them once trapped. They must be humanely killed. They carry a virus which has all but wiped out our native red squirrel, so greys are fair game, as far as I'm concerned. All they are, are rats with a fluffy tail, which makes them look cute. They're a damn pest!!
One of the problems people have when setting traps is that you can never be 100% sure what you're going to catch. Traps put out for mink will occasionally pick up other species and in the areas where reds and greys almost cohabit you would be hard-pressed to find a way of catching one without occasionally trapping the other.