cattywampas@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWould feeding your cat live mice be more or less ethical than feeding it factory-farmed meat products?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down15
arrow-up118arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareLettyWhiterock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 days 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-up8·4 days agoLive mice can hurt the snake, it also can make them more aggressive.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days 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.