THIS IS GROSS... poor kittens...

**Twisterdog** · 11-30-2006, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by kt_luvs_kitties

Kfamr, there is a difference... Kittens are illegal to harm (animal cruelty laws), rats and mice are Legal to buy and feed, atleast in NC. And I do think there is ALOT wrong with it. Poor kittens

BUT I do not think any one animal is different than another.

I know where I live, it is illegal to torture a kitten to death. Just like it would be illegal to torture a rabbit or a mouse to death. Cruelty to animals is what is against the law. Killing an animal is not against the law.

I'm not sure how humane a death the animals fed to snakes is. Like I said, I couldn't do it, and I sure couldn't watch it. But, simply killing a cat or dog is not illegal, if you own it. You can have your pet euthanized, and that's legal. So I'm quite sure humanely killing kittens to feed them to a snake is quite legal.

And, I know it's harsh ... but why do you think there is "ALOT" wrong with a carnivore eating to live? Should all predators die of starvation then? Cats and dogs eat other animals to live to, albeit in a non-offensive kibble bag. People could say it's just as wrong for a pet dog or cat to eat chickens, lambs and cows as it is for a pet snake to eat rabbits, kittens or mice. A predator is a predator is a predator.

Originally Posted by buttercup132

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

To some people, chickens, ducks, geese ARE pets. Rabbits are the pets of a LOT of people. So why is one person's rabbit or duck somehow less special and valuable than the next person's kitten? That makes no logical sense.

**CathyBogart** · 11-30-2006, 02:39 PM

Twisterdog....you put how I feel abut the issue into words better that I could have imagined it. Thank you.

**king2005** · 12-01-2006, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by CathyBogart

Twisterdog....you put how I feel abut the issue into words better that I could have imagined it. Thank you.

I second that!

Its the same here in Canada. You can kill an animal, you just cannot torture it. Its perfectly legal to walk up to an agressive dog & beat it to death with a 2x4. That happened about 10yrs ago or so. A GSD bit a child (fairly baddly too, didn't maul, but the childs face was a mess), the father picked up a 2x4 & killed the dog. The death has to be quick, as in the father couldn't beat the dog near death, walk away to let the dog die.. The father had to keep hitting it until it was dead.