hippiebrian
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I think I gave the wrong impression here. I do not agree with the culling of healthy animals per se. I think the breeder should, if they can't care for the animals themselves, find people who can! The reason I say this is not because i have a higher regard for life in general than people who do this but because I love the snakes and pets in general.
The only thing I'm saying is that to say I disagree with it because I have a higher regard for life would be hypocritical. Let's face it, when you watch your snake eat a mouse you just gave it while macking on a burger and talk about your higher regard for life, you are being a hypocrate.
There are pet mouse and rat owners who think we shouldn't be able to keep our pets because they eat what they consider to be pets. Do they have a higher regard for life than we do? Unless they are totally vegan and don't wear any leather, I'd have to say no. They just love their pets as much as I do. Let's face it, I know snakes naturally eat mice and rats and it doesn't really matter wether the food animals are wild or captive bred. Others don't.
What I'm saying is that I agree with your conclusions but I can't buy the reasoning. It's hypocritical. None of us has a higher regard for life in general, just in the type of animals we tend to think are disposable (cows, chickens, fish, mice, rats, etc.) and which aren't (snakes, cats, dogs, parrots, etc.)
The only thing I'm saying is that to say I disagree with it because I have a higher regard for life would be hypocritical. Let's face it, when you watch your snake eat a mouse you just gave it while macking on a burger and talk about your higher regard for life, you are being a hypocrate.
There are pet mouse and rat owners who think we shouldn't be able to keep our pets because they eat what they consider to be pets. Do they have a higher regard for life than we do? Unless they are totally vegan and don't wear any leather, I'd have to say no. They just love their pets as much as I do. Let's face it, I know snakes naturally eat mice and rats and it doesn't really matter wether the food animals are wild or captive bred. Others don't.
What I'm saying is that I agree with your conclusions but I can't buy the reasoning. It's hypocritical. None of us has a higher regard for life in general, just in the type of animals we tend to think are disposable (cows, chickens, fish, mice, rats, etc.) and which aren't (snakes, cats, dogs, parrots, etc.)