"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
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Special Ed wrote:
"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
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What is an acceptable way of getting rid of rabbits from a residential
lot bordering a cornfield and a "mini-zoo"?

When we saw them running around our yard, they seemed cute at first. Now
we find they are burrowing under our shed, which I has a slight list --
but I don't know whether that is the result of the burrowing or whether
it has always been that way without my noticing before.

Back on the farm in UK many decades ago, my father used two approaches:

(a) A commercially available (at that time) product, "Cymag," containing
a significant percentage of sodium cyanide (in 7lb cans!). Plug up all
the holes but one, dump in some of this stuff, then plug the last hole.
It reacted with the moisture in the soil to generate hydrogen cyanide
gas, which made short work of the furry little darlings. Somehow I
cannot imagine this being readily available in my local garden store
(and it was banned in the EU with effect from the end of 2004).

Or

(b) A ferret with a collar and leash. I'm not so sure about that one
either. Hungry ferret disappeared down the hole. Unhungry ferret emerged
from hole.

My father had a double-12 shot gun too, but he didn't waste it on
rabbits.

What is a socially acceptable remedy in this enlightened age?

Perce

Good quality pellet rifle, 4x scope....
Hmm,
You are mean. Our dog takes care of rabbits. He just chases them away.

If your dog just chases them away instead of killing and eating them, he's
really just a pussy--- same as you ;-)