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sillysaurusx • today at 2:02 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

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 • today at 2:16 PM

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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henrymerrilees • today at 2:14 PM

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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