OT Look on the bright side ...

Ah, yes it was. It was how you referenced it that threw me.

Sad to say, a dominatrix in management here put the kabosh on that poor
old guy. Without a speck of scientific training or any consultation,
she deemed that his practice was 'damaging to the local ecology' and
now he can't remove them from campus any more. In actuality, she's a
bit of a supremist and likes to constantly remind the locals of who is
in charge by curtailing them at her personal whim. I suggested to him
that he catch them as before, but then release them in her flower and
vegetable garden. After a week of that, he could comment to her that
population seems to be doing just fine, and could use some culling.

--riverman