Bryan,
Regarding the freezing of mice etc, unfortunately if you're a reptile owner in the UK you end up supporting (by having to purchase) those "people" as, i'm sure you're aware, its illegal to use live vertebrates as food items.
The only time i felt really "completely guiltless" (can't think of another way to put it) was when i was given large rabbits, that had died of old age, to feed to my larger Burmese Pythons.
There was a company (late 80's Devon area, UK) that used to provide frozen vertebrates for food items, the difference here was they used high voltage electric shock initially.
morally, i dont know where this fits in, but i know the company was issued an instruction (backed by local autorities) from one of the animal protection societies to stop and they went back to freezing. The companies argument was that we had once used the electric chair as the most efficient way to execute a person. I would have liked to be a fly on the wall at that courtroom meeting i can tell you.
You're right with your theory about listening to people with clout (or apparent knowledge), but isn't that just the way of the world !!!
Regarding the freezing of mice etc, unfortunately if you're a reptile owner in the UK you end up supporting (by having to purchase) those "people" as, i'm sure you're aware, its illegal to use live vertebrates as food items.
The only time i felt really "completely guiltless" (can't think of another way to put it) was when i was given large rabbits, that had died of old age, to feed to my larger Burmese Pythons.
There was a company (late 80's Devon area, UK) that used to provide frozen vertebrates for food items, the difference here was they used high voltage electric shock initially.
morally, i dont know where this fits in, but i know the company was issued an instruction (backed by local autorities) from one of the animal protection societies to stop and they went back to freezing. The companies argument was that we had once used the electric chair as the most efficient way to execute a person. I would have liked to be a fly on the wall at that courtroom meeting i can tell you.
You're right with your theory about listening to people with clout (or apparent knowledge), but isn't that just the way of the world !!!
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