cattywampas@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWould feeding your cat live mice be more or less ethical than feeding it factory-farmed meat products?message-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareLettyWhiterock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month 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-up2·1 month agoLive mice can hurt the snake, it also can make them more aggressive.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month 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.