THIS IS GROSS... poor kittens...

[belterv]

I was talking on another forum and someone was saying that people were using KITTENS as snake food POOR THINGS!!!!!!!

[Catty1]

Can you find out where this is happening? Whoever is doing it should be reported!

[catmandu]

And in Europe they have Found People who have long haired Ctas who they raise, and then kill and skin to sell as Fur Coats, and Wraps.
This is gross, and the laws against animal cruelty are not enforced enough.
Lets hope that these creeps, to whom money means everything will one day face divine retribution.

[momcat]

Right now there is steam coming out of my ears!!! I generally don't have a problem with people keeping snakes as pets though I choose not to. There must be a better way of feeding them rather than kittens! Sorry, the steam is clouding up the monitor.....

[catnapper]

Yup, there is a guy within 10 minutes of here who does that. He loves Craigslist and the local "free to a good home" advertisements. He makes it sound like he's the best cat daddy in the world, and the kittens go to his snake.

[Catty1]

Belterv - do you have any idea where this is happening? What city or town?

I am sure the authorities could track down a snake owner quite easily, if they took a bit of time.

I tried out at a pet store, one day on the job - and a couple of people came in to buy the little mice to feed their snakes. Ugh. Even that I couldn't take...

I bet this person does NOT get the kittens from a pet shop...they would wonder why she/he is getting so many.

Please try and find something out; I will be happy to write a letter to whoever is in charge, wherever they are.

[QueenScoopalot]

Yup, there is a guy within 10 minutes of here who does that. He loves Craigslist and the local "free to a good home" advertisements. He makes it sound like he's the best cat daddy in the world, and the kittens go to his snake.

That's why when I can I call idiots with "Free Kitten" ads and tell them they should take the kittens to a shelter and get a spay voucher for the mother cat. Fighting dogs are recipients of free kittens as well. Secretive stuff like this will never go away as litters of kittens will not end either.
Catty 1 this is happening all over the world sad to say.

[Catty1]

I realize that...I thought that in this instance, it might be one isolated idiot who could be tracked...*sigh*. Idiots!

I will post this information on our local Pets list; it adds more incentive to spay and neuter.

Might save a life or two...

[CathyBogart]

*sigh*

Kittens, being carnivorous animals themselves, are very poor nutrition for a snake. Snake owners who use carnivorous animals such as kittens or puppies for snake food will end up with sickly snakes.

[momcat]

Yup, there is a guy within 10 minutes of here who does that. He loves Craigslist and the local "free to a good home" advertisements. He makes it sound like he's the best cat daddy in the world, and the kittens go to his snake.

Any chance of getting this creepazoid on the Do Not Adopt list?

[Catty1]

The last I heard about the Craigslist creep was that he had been caught by the law...and then escaped to Florida to carry on his sick practice!

[Suki Wingy]

In a way, it's not too different than rabbits. BUT what I didn't know-->

*sigh*

Kittens, being carnivorous animals themselves, are very poor nutrition for a snake. Snake owners who use carnivorous animals such as kittens or puppies for snake food will end up with sickly snakes.

Ok, so there's no excuse for that guy. Why kittens when you can use rabbits or rodents?

[CathyBogart]

Ok, so there's no excuse for that guy. Why kittens when you can use rabbits or rodents?

Simply for the shock value. There are almost as many free rabbits on Craigslist as there are kittens, if he really wanted to go that route.

[buttercup132]

They dot he same with bunnies. There is a guy who feeds his snakes rabbits (he owns a reptile store) and he said that he was called on by animal aid and they said he couldnt do it so now he said he hs to secretly do it. He did it when the store was open too and people were cheering on the snake. It was so upsetting. I havn't gone back there since...

All those supid people who put free to loving home don't know there animals are going to be snake food.

It's sad yes but I dont get why they can't feed poultry instead of PETS to feed their snakes.

[Kfamr]

I don't know much about snake nutrition, but it's not different than someone feeding a rabbit, mouse, rat, etc. to a snake. They are all living beings and have just as much right to live on this earth as a kitten does.

I know many people who feed whole rabbits, chicken, guinea pigs, etc to their dogs on the raw diet. There's nothing wrong with it, either.