A Different Ethics Question - Page 2

sirtalis · 05-10-16, 07:58 AM

I think for the first time I'm with the General majority

I personally am fine with those animals mentioned being used as a feeder, but when someone is asking it to go to a good home and it ends up dead

not sure if I'd feel to good about myself about that. Also a snake or large lizard can go a few weeks without a meal so even if you needed $5 for a rat then I think it would be very easy to set aside a few bucks per week to be able to buy that rat. I mean people spend their money on the most worthless junk, Yesterday I spent $1.89 on bottled water but if I had set that aside I could have bought a mouse for my timor.

sirtalis · 05-10-16, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

Hmmm...Now I'm curious how it even circulates that's what happens since it seems (so far anyway) that is not something 'we' do.

I couldn't do ot myself for many of the same reasons. I've had pet rats and know the attachment people have and wkuld feel terrible about it, then there is the danger of what may potentially be wrong with it as a feeder, and then there's also the fact I don't feed live and just don't have the heart to pre-kill anyway....

Well I think the the problem is that every time one person does something messed up it reflects on the entire community. One example (this is a bit of a stretch) was the Columbian shooting, after the shooting took place a sort of "goth" phobia/scare occurred and for a while the majority of people powered by the media of course thought that all alternative people were mass killers, planning bombing or shootings etc. I think the media has a great deal of influence also, I mean a news story about some sick-o feeding kittens to his boa or python can create quite a stir and draw a ton of viewers. I mean who would actually watch a news story about a normal citizen who responsibly keeps their reptiles. Just my $0.02

Petsnakes · 05-10-16, 12:03 PM

I wouldn't, on an ethical and responsible level.

You bought the snake, you buy the food.

A mouse, rat, rabbit isn't that expensive.

Bye for now,

Jim

Zelg · 05-10-16, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sirtalis

I think for the first time I'm with the General majority

I personally am fine with those animals mentioned being used as a feeder, but when someone is asking it to go to a good home and it ends up dead

not sure if I'd feel to good about myself about that. Also a snake or large lizard can go a few weeks without a meal so even if you needed $5 for a rat then I think it would be very easy to set aside a few bucks per week to be able to buy that rat. I mean people spend their money on the most worthless junk, Yesterday I spent $1.89 on bottled water but if I had set that aside I could have bought a mouse for my timor.

Agree 100% if you cant afford a few bucks per month to feed an animal then you should not have that animal. Far too many selfish people out there. Like you said, its literallly anywhere from a dollar to 5 dollars every two weeks to feed a snake.

D Grade · 05-11-16, 03:56 PM

I am against it, with or without sellers permission. Heck if the seller is ok with it, the animal needs to go to a better home anyways. There are millions upon millions of animals bred and born every year strictly for feeding purposes. Not only are you killing an animal that was not intended to be a feeder, but you are wasting resources that are intended to be feeders. As mentioned previously, if you can't afford feeders then you need to downsize or sell your collection.

I've been seeing way too many things being fed to snakes live that shouldn't be on youtube lately. Lets not give people who know nothing about this hobby more firepower against it.

jpsteele80 · 05-11-16, 04:07 PM

Guess i'm the only one with a different view here, if i was down and out on food and someone was giving away free rats and rabbits it wouldn't think twice about it, People giving animals away like that have to know in the back of there mind that the possibility that it may end up as a feeder is possible. if they asked me if it was a feeder i would tell them and they could make the decision to give them to me or not, if they didn't ask i'm going on the don't ask don't tell policy.

Pogie · 05-12-16, 02:56 PM

No, I would NEVER do that.

D Grade · 05-13-16, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsteele80

Guess i'm the only one with a different view here, if i was down and out on food and someone was giving away free rats and rabbits it wouldn't think twice about it, People giving animals away like that have to know in the back of there mind that the possibility that it may end up as a feeder is possible. if they asked me if it was a feeder i would tell them and they could make the decision to give them to me or not, if they didn't ask i'm going on the don't ask don't tell policy.

I don't agree with that at all, your intent should be given at time of interest in purchasing the animal/'s. I think honesty is the best policy on this subject.