Like sure snakes look nice but i would be really fucked up if i had to give it a living or dead rat every half a week or so. Only reason im not vegan is cos of that thin layer of separation between what i eat and the animal it came from, so i dont feel awful everytime i eat, do yall not feel any of that?

  • PhaseFour [he/him]
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    Analyzing the ethics of how snakes eat in the wild is absolutely deranged.

    • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      We're talking about animals kept in captivity. Nobody can control what animals do in the wild.

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        I’ve never done it but like, animals eat animals in the wild all the time. Lots of animals literally can’t not eat meat, if it’s their diet than it’s their diet. I wouldn’t want to watch it either but I can’t really shame nature for being nature.

        i still cry myself to sleep about it every once in a while, but i cant really get animals to follow or understand human morality

        This is the comment thread we are under. I don't know what you are talking about, but this is explicitly about wild animals, and projecting human morality onto them.

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          Okay, I understand now. I thought you were referring to my comment about using pre-killed prey for pet snakes.

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            No, I agree with that. Owning an un-domesticated animal is already bad. Feeding them a live rat does not solve that problem.

            Edit: oh, I am under-neath the wrong comment. I understand the confusion. Sorry!