First off, let me assure you all that I ever do for/with my pets is *always* done with their best interests in mind. We got tired of always have to look over our shoulder to see if our 5 month old kitten was counter surfing or jumping up on things she shouldn't, so I finally decided to get some mousetraps and "boobietrap" certain areas that she wasn't supposed to be. After snapping myself several times (OW!!), I set some traps, put some thick towels over them (last thing I want is to catch her toes in those things) and waited. Before long, I hear several loud SNAPS! as well as the sound of a cat hitting the ground running, tail puffed up like she just stuck her nail in an electrical outlet. Success! I reset the traps a few times, and she's behaving like an angel now!