Do I have nightmares she asked. Should I? Killing animals is part of my job. But I do wonder if it exacts a toll. The rabbits are the most visceral. The only live dispatch. With traps and bait there is a disconnect. It is the poison that kills, it the trap that kills. Not me. But at the rabbit job it is me that kills. I take the rabbit in my hands and kill it. A sudden act of controlled violence. Swift and brutal. I look it in the eyes as it expires. I think when I can't do that, I need to find another job. Or when I start having nightmares.