oh, we suggested cats, even adopting one as the "station cat", but with so many different people and the building being so big, I don't know how long the cat will last before s/he walks out and not come back. I did think about bringing my cat in here overnight, but I don't really know how good a mouser he is.

the problem is our office is attached to the firehall who are really bad with their food (open canisters, crumbs, etc). It really doesn't help that behind us are numerous produce warehouses with rotting produce. The doors are open during summer and even when closed there is a gap, so it's really not a surprise there are mice.

But even with cats do they actually die humanely? My cat used to bring mice home, but she brought them back alive to either "teach" me how to hunt, or just show me how fun it is to kill one.

As for the snap traps stopping working, they actually learned. Rodents are smarter than we give credit.

*sigh*