It’s a mouse. If you think feeding one to a snake is ethical, then it’s a little strange this would be unethical. At least the human has the mouse’s wellbeing at heart.

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catlifeonmars 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That’s not quite equivalent. For one, a responsible owner is not feeding live mice to a snake. There’s at least an opportunity to ethically euthanize the mice prior to the act.

> At least the human has the mouse’s wellbeing at heart.

You don’t know this to be true

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CuriouslyC 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Lots of owners feed fully aware "live" prey. Many snakes will refuse prey that doesn't move.

	▲	catlifeonmars an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is a good way to injure your snake, it definitely depends on the species and the individual temperament of the snake, but there are ways to entice a snake to eat dead mice (you can warm them, and wiggle them). It helps to understand how snakes detect and catch prey.
	▲	suddenlybananas 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		And this is considered really creepy and weird by many people.

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henrymerrilees 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not saying that this resolves the broader issue, but I'm not aware of any vegetarian snakes. It seems possible to differentiate this from animal experimentation.

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bensyverson 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Are you vegan?

	▲	bensyverson 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Folks who eat meat but wring their hands about animal testing: I accept your illogical downvotes!