cattywampas@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 hours agoWould feeding your cat live mice be more or less ethical than feeding it factory-farmed meat products?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareWould feeding your cat live mice be more or less ethical than feeding it factory-farmed meat products?cattywampas@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareLettyWhiterock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·14 hours agoWhy would you not feed them a dead mouse if you’re going that route. Hell someone I know with a snake feeds it frozen mice.
minus-squareHermit_Lailoken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoLive mice can hurt the snake, it also can make them more aggressive.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoIt’s just a thought experiment. I would never feed my cats raw mice but I got to thinking about the question.
Why would you not feed them a dead mouse if you’re going that route. Hell someone I know with a snake feeds it frozen mice.
Live mice can hurt the snake, it also can make them more aggressive.
It’s just a thought experiment. I would never feed my cats raw mice but I got to thinking about the question.