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A field trial on a typical market-leading rat snap trap for the control of a Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, infestation was undertaken. The purpose of the trial was to assess the efficacy of the trap in a rural rat infestation and record observations regarding humaneness. The initial infestation was ...

Spring traps require welfare approval in the UK, but break-back traps, for rats and mice, and mole traps are exempt. Mechanical tests on a wide range of these unregulated traps showed that impact momentum varied 6-8-fold, and clamping force varied 4-5.5-fold, among traps for use with each of rats, m...