cattywampas@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWould feeding your cat live mice be more or less ethical than feeding it factory-farmed meat products?message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down15
arrow-up116arrow-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 day agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareLettyWhiterock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 day 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-up7·1 day agoLive mice can hurt the snake, it also can make them more aggressive.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day 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.