You don't even need the argument from illnesses. Mice are wild animals and if they get into houses there's a culture clash.
You don't have to 'rebuild' houses to keep the mice out. If people spent a fraction of what they spend on 'pest control' on closing holes effectively (that is, not just superficially) it would be prevention for years. The problem is that it's evidently not as lucrative a business as 'pest control' (i.e., take ineffective and cruel action only for the problem to the guaranteed to return very quickly = kerching). Often it only takes a simple job with a sealant gun with a long nozzle. They will take a while to get back in through that.
You don't even need the argument from illnesses. Mice are wild animals and if they get into houses there's a culture clash.
You don't have to 'rebuild' houses to keep the mice out. If people spent a fraction of what they spend on 'pest control' on closing holes effectively (that is, not just superficially) it would be prevention for years. The problem is that it's evidently not as lucrative a business as 'pest control' (i.e., take ineffective and cruel action only for the problem to the guaranteed to return very quickly = kerching). Often it only takes a simple job with a sealant gun with a long nozzle. They will take a while to get back in through that.