We have a big problem with ground squirrels. They eat our fruit and anything we plant in our garden. They destroy irrigation and dig expansive burrows.

Unfortunately that means we have to trap and kill them. 😢

It’s gruesome, but it’s the most human and least harmful to other animals (poison, for instance, ends up in the ecosystem and kills other critters).

I made it inside, got to my room, sat on my bed, placed my head in my cupped hands and just sobbed.

Why is this world so terrible?!

What is the point of such useless suffering?!

How long will I have to endure this?

I can’t handle this.