I've read on many pest control websites that if you catch a mouse in your home that they must be taken 1+ miles away, otherwise they will easily make their way back to their old home (ie. your house).

I live in a suburban street in an urban part of London. How could a mouse realistically find its way back to my house if I dumped it in the local park, 0.2 miles away?

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 - http://www.mousetraps.org.uk/mouse-traps/Single-Catch-Live-Mouse-Trap

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 - http://pestkill.org/mice/home/


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 - http://conversation.which.co.uk/energy-home/humane-pest-control-for-mice-infestations-at-home/


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