RSPCA RELEASE SQUIRREL TRAPPED IN BIRD FEEDER

[RockySpears]

16 hours ago, old man said:

Definitely not Rocky, Muntjac are Deer according to the BDS and legislated as such.

Can they not be both?  Vermin is not a particular animal and can presumable be any unwanted animal in any place.

The legal definition appears to be:

Meaning of Vermin

Noxious, mischievous, or mean animals or insects such as flys, leaches, bed bugs and fleas and various animals such as rats, mice, weasels, etc. See British Mercantile Ins. Co. v Mercer, 84 S.E.570, 211 Ga. 161.

From:  https://legaldictionary.lawin.org/vermin/

Is there a difference between "pest species" and vermin?  Would Muntjac be considered a pest in certain situations?  Being able to shoot them all year around certainly indicates they are "less valued" as deer than say Roe.

 

Thank you,

 

RS

 

[London Best]

55 minutes ago, RockySpears said:

Would Muntjac be considered a pest in certain situations?  Being able to shoot them all year around certainly indicates they are "less valued" as deer than say Roe.

 

Thank you,

 

RS

 

There is no close season for Muntjac only because they have no clearly defined mating season and breed year round.

[old man]

5 hours ago, RockySpears said:

Can they not be both?  Vermin is not a particular animal and can presumable be any unwanted animal in any place.

The legal definition appears to be:

Meaning of Vermin

Noxious, mischievous, or mean animals or insects such as flys, leaches, bed bugs and fleas and various animals such as rats, mice, weasels, etc. See British Mercantile Ins. Co. v Mercer, 84 S.E.570, 211 Ga. 161.

From:  https://legaldictionary.lawin.org/vermin/

Is there a difference between "pest species" and vermin?  Would Muntjac be considered a pest in certain situations?  Being able to shoot them all year around certainly indicates they are "less valued" as deer than say Roe.

 

Thank you,

 

RS

 

Sorry Rocky, being a pest does not make Muntjac vermin.

[RockySpears]

39 minutes ago, old man said:

Sorry Rocky, being a pest does not make Muntjac vermin.

OK.  No worries.  Just curious as to how things are "defined".  Pest and vermin seemed to be applicable to any animal that was a pest or behaved in a vermin-like manner.  Couldn't find a specific list for either,

Cheers,

RS

[old man]

2 minutes ago, RockySpears said:

OK.  No worries.  Just curious as to how things are "defined".  Pest and vermin seemed to be applicable to any animal that was a pest or behaved in a vermin-like manner.  Couldn't find a specific list for either,

Cheers,

RS

Mice, Feral pigeon, Pharaoh ant, rats, wasps, european hornet, cockroaches, grey squirrel, bed bugs, book louse, carpet beetle, silverfish, mosquito, rabbits, black garden ant.

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