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what we feed and how we feel about it

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Hi All now I'm going to ask a question that might sound heartless but on one of the last posts someone said"they very well might be feeding dogs and cats to the snakes." We feed mice,rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and the babies of these animals, birds other snakes and lizards to our reptiles. All of these are kept as loving pets by others and here in KY every Thursday the humane society spends 4 hours euthanizing dogs and cats. In other countries they serve dogs as a main course. so what is out problem with feeding dogs and cats to other animals?.
Now I don't know this David never did business with him or HEH and don't want to. I also don't condone anything that this person has done to his animals and feel he should be made to live in the same squaller he kept his animals in and maybe worse but the statement about the buisness feeding of dogs and cats to his snakes started me wondering why we feel so repulsed about it.
Please don't start hammering me about this Because I have seen how vicious it can become it's just a philosophical question.
BTW I don't feed any of my animals dogs or cats. I don't have anything that big. I even feel bad about feeding them the mice
 
I am okay feeding mice, rats and rabbits to my snakes because in nature these are 'prey' animals whereas dogs and cats are predators just like snakes. There's more to it but that is the main reason/justification in my thinking.

Now in the wild I understand they might be just as likely to get eaten (I read dog and chicken are favorite non-native prey to indian rock pythons that come into cities) but that is different to me (I also feed frozen/thawed, not live).
 
I used to work as a technician in a University/medical animal unit, handling everything from insects to larger mammals, and it's my impression that the general public doesn't much care what you do to any animal not considered "cute". You can pretty much do any experiment you like on a rat, but DARE to do it to a bunny, much less a dog, and there's outrage. There's no logic, only emotion. :shrug01:

In a society raised to eat dogs, where dogs are humanely raised for that purpose, I really don't see how it's any worse than raising pigs for bacon - it's just our cultural prejudices. Of course many people never look beyond those prejudices - it's way out of the comfort zone.

Consequently, while intellectually I don't see any reason why you should not feed cats or dogs to reptiles, emotionally and culturally, I'm not doing it....

I even feel kinda bad for the geckos I feed to my snakes - I like geckos - but I like snakes more.... :thumbsup:
 
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I come from a culture that eats odd things... I am Asian, Japanese to be exact. While I have never had dog, cat, horse, whale, etc... I do know people who have. The problem is with western society says its not right so we cant do it. If you go into some of these countries, they truly dont care what the western world thinks, or thinks of them for doing it. After all, its a cultural issue, not a political one for them.

As for feeding "non-prey" animals to predators, I feel that if you are violating the rights of the non-prey animal (western thinking) it should not be practiced in the western world. I try to feed my animals what they would eat in the wild like rodents and insects.

I dont think there are many dogs running rampant that would normally be a prey item for snakes in other parts of the world. If it were a natural part of their food chain, I would have no issue with it whatsoever.

To give an example, if I had a great white shark as a pet :rofl: youd bet bottom dollar I would be trying to buy up as many killer whales and penguins I could get my hands on to feed the shark. Obviously, I would not be feeding them dogs, cats, rabbits, etc.. only because its not natural prey for the shark.
 
I feel if in some countries people feed other prey items(dogs,cats ect) im ok with that . just because an animal is considered cute or a pet doesn't change the fat that many others like rats and such are so in some peoples eyes as well.
 
if I had a great white shark as a pet
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if you did I sure wouldn't come to any of your pool parties

I've been feeding live meals to reptiles and other animals for about 40 years. I've even fed baby chicks to hogs, had an uncle that had a chicken hatchery and anything that was not perfect went to feed the livestock. so the idea of one animal being fed a smaller one just doesn't affect me that much. I'm sure I'd feel different if it was my pet that got fed to the shark.
A prey animal is just smaller than the predator

A diving instructor use to tell us "When you leave the beach you are no longer at the top of the food chain, act accordingly"
 
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