craigyboy 1,274 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 "Warped"........."Monster"......."Twisted"........."Callous".........All journalese descriptions the sun would use to describe any one of us should a sun reader film us catching rabbits with a dog,the RSPCA have probably contacted the sun and asked them to join their witch hunt for maximum exposure,and because the RSPCA will most probably soon be launching an "A dog is for life,not just for christmas" collection,so they need their publicity,its a cat,the guy isnt into cats he is into snakes,maybe a herpetologist interested in his reptiles feeding patterns,but as someone has pointed out already,there are probably umpteen clips on youtube of snakes feeding on live rats or mice,so why arent the RSPCA hunting them down,or arent rats and mice fluffy enough?Dont they elicit enough sympathy which equals coins dropped into a collection tin?Is it actually illegal to feed live prey to a captive snake? bang on mack ffs , i can see this thread reaching 8 pages its not really fair tho is it mate!! what you say if it were a puppy??? yes its only a cat im not fond of them me sen but wouldnt feed one to a snake and mack it is illegal in the uk to live feed im not buying that mate, its not fair on anything it eats really Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 It's illegal to feed live food to captive snake's and they is no benifit from doing so and i see it as pointless suffering...yes in the wild they do have to kill to survive..snake's in captivity dont and if reared propperly they can be brought up on frozen food that has been humanly killed..i used to breed live food for my snake's but i would knock them on the head before feeding. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 "Warped"........."Monster"......."Twisted"........."Callous".........All journalese descriptions the sun would use to describe any one of us should a sun reader film us catching rabbits with a dog,the RSPCA have probably contacted the sun and asked them to join their witch hunt for maximum exposure,and because the RSPCA will most probably soon be launching an "A dog is for life,not just for christmas" collection,so they need their publicity,its a cat,the guy isnt into cats he is into snakes,maybe a herpetologist interested in his reptiles feeding patterns,but as someone has pointed out already,there are probably umpteen clips on youtube of snakes feeding on live rats or mice,so why arent the RSPCA hunting them down,or arent rats and mice fluffy enough?Dont they elicit enough sympathy which equals coins dropped into a collection tin?Is it actually illegal to feed live prey to a captive snake? bang on mack ffs , i can see this thread reaching 8 pages its not really fair tho is it mate!! what you say if it were a puppy??? yes its only a cat im not fond of them me sen but wouldnt feed one to a snake and mack it is illegal in the uk to live feed im not buying that mate, its not fair on anything it eats really yeah good point mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,554 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks for that Lurcher1 and Millet,then I guess his actions are illegal,but I have just been on youtube and found loads of footage of guys feeding live mice,rats,and rabbits to their snakes,I am sure some of them will be UK based but the RSPCA wont go after them as there is no mileage nor could you drum up support when its a white mouse or albino rat being eaten,the guy with the kitten is already facing trial by media Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrquinn 106 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sorry btp 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks for that Lurcher1 and Millet,then I guess his actions are illegal,but I have just been on youtube and found loads of footage of guys feeding live mice,rats,and rabbits to their snakes,I am sure some of them will be UK based but the RSPCA wont go after them as there is no mileage nor could you drum up support when its a white mouse or albino rat being eaten,the guy with the kitten is already facing trial by media Good!! Hope they get a big f**k off Anaconda, stick it in a room hungry and throw that c**t in........see how he likes it eh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratreeper 441 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks for that Lurcher1 and Millet,then I guess his actions are illegal,but I have just been on youtube and found loads of footage of guys feeding live mice,rats,and rabbits to their snakes,I am sure some of them will be UK based but the RSPCA wont go after them as there is no mileage nor could you drum up support when its a white mouse or albino rat being eaten,the guy with the kitten is already facing trial by media The law does seem a bit confused, as you can legally let a terrier kill a rat or kill it in any way as long you don't feed it to a snake...you can't even feed a goldfish to another fish. But it is the same kind of law as being able to hunt a rabbit with a dog, but you can't use a bagged rabbit. There is a fine moral line between two seemingly similar actions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Just think if it had being a pheasant...could see labs face now!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks for that Lurcher1 and Millet,then I guess his actions are illegal,but I have just been on youtube and found loads of footage of guys feeding live mice,rats,and rabbits to their snakes,I am sure some of them will be UK based but the RSPCA wont go after them as there is no mileage nor could you drum up support when its a white mouse or albino rat being eaten,the guy with the kitten is already facing trial by media The law does seem a bit confused, as you can legally let a terrier kill a rat or kill it in any way(Not true at all) as long you don't feed it to a snake...you can't even feed a goldfish to another fish. But it is the same kind of law as being able to hunt a rabbit with a dog, but you can't use a bagged rabbit(If you can't diiferentiate betweena rabbit caught in its natural surroundings to a bagged rabbit then i worry for you). There is a fine moral line between two seemingly similar actions(similar to you ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Just think if it had being a pheasant...could see labs face now!! The c**t would be to scared to handle a live pheasant..........probably had many a cock in his hands right enough though!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Ive kept pythons, corn snakes, rat snakes and monitors, fed them all on frozen mice and rats and never had a problem or had to resort to live, as have been mentioned, feeding live rats in the enclosed space is often dangerous for both prey and predator, and illegal!!! It goes on with herpatologists as some species are very tricky feeders(which raises the issue, should they be kept in captivity?) and they do feed live, but why do folk feel the need to record and share this with the world? The main problem with this is two-fold, firstly rightly or wrongly the general public find it much more distastefull to feed a kitten than a rodent, and secondly the chap made a spectacle with the feeding, hiding a python under the pillow, carrying the kitten in a santa sack and when its aware of the python distracting it with a game, then to top it off he records it all, sticks a soundtrack on it and posts it online. If folk think this is normal then crack on.......THIS is the reason its a cnuts trick, the charade around the feeding and the joke thats been made of it, no respect.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,983 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 we all know its feckin cruel, there aint nothing to defend it is there. Its a pet snake , not a wild 1 that would eat diffent quarry anyway, any animal wild or not should be treated in a humane way, if it is to be killed. this is just sick end--of 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reddawn 2,173 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 so we are allowed to feed live insects to reptiles but not live mammals, so whos the guy that gets to play god an say 1 is okay but not other Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 so we are allowed to feed live insects to reptiles but not live mammals, so whos the guy that gets to play god an say 1 is okay but not other feed whatever your comfortable with,just dont go f*****g filming it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 so we are allowed to feed live insects to reptiles but not live mammals, so whos the guy that gets to play god an say 1 is okay but not other Thats going off at a tangent as that isn't the original point but im guessing its legal to feed invertebrates as they are considered less able to feel pain and fear as opposed to more highly evolved vertebrates........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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