Sick video - extremely graphic

Bartman · 01-26-05, 09:43 PM

A friend sent me this video today and I personally was about to vomit when I saw it. For those of you who are weak at heart id suggest you don’t watch it. It is extremely graphic.

It is a piranha feeding on a live rat, which is thrown into the tank and forced to swim around while being eaten alive by a few piranhas.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...=feeding+video

I just don’t understand how people sit there and allow such a horrible thing to happen. Feed piranha’s whatever they want but what the hell is the point of feeding a live helpless rat when you could JUST as easily feed f/t or p/k. At least kill the thing humanly!
Some people...sickens me.

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EDIT: Link doesnt work..lemme try again
EDIT2: Work now?

JAdkins2451 · 01-26-05, 10:00 PM

That is quite disturbing, I understand if you HAVE to feed it live prey. Piranhas dont have to eat live prey... Its disturbing

Paleosuchus · 01-26-05, 10:01 PM

Would i be a hypocrite to say thats horrible, i feed live? In fact, feeding the new emeralds at the store live, i witnessed one almost "gut" a live rat. In terms of if that video was necessary, no complete ammusment of course, and in that sence that is very disturbing and sickening. In the way i feed live it is necessary for the animal, to eat. In the way it was fed that was pure sick. Although neat, i would have much rather seen a thawed.

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 01-26-05, 10:04 PM

OMFG!!!!! If I ever knew who did that I would give them such a beating, and see how they like it if I rip their leg off! That is absolutely horrid. Sick minded peices of *$()#@%!!!!!!!!!!!

That is so cruel. Its missing part of itself and you can see it still struggling to get away! OMFG. I dont get grossed out easy, but that just POed me SO MUCH!

Dont feed live unless you have to and try to make it humane(Ie: Hold the feeder so that it doesnt hurt the eater, and that it gets killed fast.

C.

nita · 01-26-05, 10:10 PM

Usually when a snake grabs and kills its prey it is a quick death. What they did was sick, letting something get eaten alive is wrong. No animal should have to suffer like that.

CDN-Cresties · 01-26-05, 10:11 PM

I can't believe how sick and deranged some people are.

Slipknot · 01-26-05, 10:28 PM

Thats just flat out disgusting! I can't believe what they did to that rat! I would love to throw them in a pond of pirahnas!

JAdkins2451 · 01-26-05, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by Paleosuchus
Would i be a hypocrite to say thats horrible, i feed live? In fact, feeding the new emeralds at the store live, i witnessed one almost "gut" a live rat. In terms of if that video was necessary, no complete ammusment of course, and in that sence that is very disturbing and sickening. In the way i feed live it is necessary for the animal, to eat. In the way it was fed that was pure sick. Although neat, i would have much rather seen a thawed.

Thats how I sorta put it...

Just not as detailed.. Ive heard the Emeralds are hard to get on to F/T so for the sake of keeping the snakes alive you have to feed them live. Totaly understandible, put for the sake of pirhanas it didnt have to be alive rat it could have ate F/T.. The person that did that was watching it for the pleasure

zero&stich · 01-26-05, 10:40 PM

Let's see how those Red Belly Paranahs like a big old Black Paranah in the tank? For those who don't know, you cannot keep anything with a Black Paranah, or it's toast!

Other than that, people are deranged. How bout we all go to that person's house and slip a Taipan on the table?

Manitoban Herps · 01-26-05, 10:52 PM

You can't keep any other fish with a piranah, it will get killed eventually. I wouldn't like to see this but, this happens in the wild but the only difference is there rat isn't forced into the water in the wild and can leave the water.

YoungBuck · 01-26-05, 11:00 PM

Poor Mouse~!

beanersmysav · 01-26-05, 11:12 PM

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Originally posted by Manitoban Herps
You can't keep any other fish with a piranah, it will get killed eventually. I wouldn't like to see this but, this happens in the wild but the only difference is there rat isn't forced into the water in the wild and can leave the water.

For the most part I agree but at the pet store they have a display of 2 red belly pirs. and there was some large, large fish that skims the top in there with them and for 6 months they haven't touched him of course someday they probably will but they haven't done it yet, but yes this is sick. However I don't find it much differant than feeding live feeder fish to them, some may disagree but either way they are living breathing creatures... I guess rats just hit closer to home than feeder fish

Bartman · 01-26-05, 11:14 PM

Goldfish have a memory span of 3 seconds.

Rats can learn their name and think logically about certain situations as well as problem solve. (cheese maze)

malaysianbloods · 01-26-05, 11:23 PM

I personally think that is disgusting and wrong. Like most said above feeding it FT or PK would have been much more humane. Like they said on that site people that get bitten buy sharks don't feel much right when it happens(that is normally the case I seen it on discovery channel the other day), but then again it is normally a fast bite and the person does not get the skin ripped right off there body like that poor rat did. Just my 2 cents.

Matt_K · 01-26-05, 11:28 PM

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Originally posted by Bartman
Rats can learn their name and think logically about certain situations as well as problem solve. (cheese maze)

Remember that when you're whacking rats and tossing them in your freezer..

While I find the fact that people felt the need to video tape this to be disturbing. I DONT find the fact that they fed their fish a live mouse at all disturbing. (doesn't look like a rat)..

-Matt