omg that's too funny but it is true -sticky traps are not humane in any way. lol I have a large wood pile and one year I seen between the fences (neighbors and mine) rats running thru there like it was the INdy -500. So I bought some decon and put it in between the fences. The rats ate it and ran into m y neighbors yard and died. One day my neighbor said to me, " hey have you been finding dead rats in your yard, cuz I been finding a few here and don't know where they are coming from"? All I could do is just laugh and laugh and think omg!. Thank go he is a good neighbor but the decon took care of the problem. Only seen 1 this year and a nite owl caught it...