When I first brought my house a common brown bat got in my basement through the furnace flute. I called the local animal shelter to ask if they did free bat removals. They told me that they didn't and that bat was protected under Ohio law. They said If I harm a hair on his head I could be prosecuted. Needless to say he got "evicted" anyway.
They are considered pests right?... There was no need for such excessive force.. Just chase him off.. Dude is going to reincarnate as an animal for sure. If I knew that dude I'd steer clear. As many of us know unescecarry violence against animals can be a precursor to more extreme sociopathic behavior.