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catlifeonmars • today at 2:16 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

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 • today at 4:21 PM

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

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