Letter of the week
Practical rabbit management
IN response to Christine Garrett’s plea for a humane method of controlling her rabbit population, I may have the answer (Letters, August 9). When we moved into our Welsh-border cottage 35 years ago, we were warned by the previous owners that the one-acre garden was overrun with rabbits. There was unsightly chicken wire everywhere in an attempt to deter the little pests. We brought with us two Siamese cats, which soon put an end to the Lepus invasion.
A succession of Siamese have continued their work and the local rabbits know to steer clear.
Slugs, however, are a totally different ball game. Gill Powell, Powys
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