Oh and on the subject of the RSPCA, they are well known to use captive bolts to kill dogs, so they obviously think there are at least some methods other than lethal injection which are acceptable.
Not to mention B&Q for selling mouse traps.
I take your point rommy, but Red is absolutely right. What the RSPCA consider to be humane is irrelevant. The court did not make any ruling on their opinion of humane dispatch, they only found Raymond Elliott to be guilty of causing unnecessary suffering. What that means is that you could be in trouble if you drown squirrels, it does NOT mean using anything other than lethal injection is now illegal. That's reactionary nonsense.
He also pleaded guilty.
Oh and on the subject of the RSPCA, they are well known to use captive bolts to kill dogs, so they obviously think there are at least some methods other than lethal injection which are acceptable.
Possibly because the RSPCA stated that the grey squirrel was a protected species??