Hi. You may not remember me, but at the start of this year I joined RU because we were thinking of getting a giant house rabbit. Unfortunately the more I researched it, the more I realised we couldn't do it right now. Instead we rescued a retired racing greyhound who has settled in brilliantly.
Anyway, what I wanted to ask was are there any other people here who are animal lovers like me, but who have to contend with feeding animals to other animals and can you be practical and rational about it.
See, yesterday I brought home my very first pet snake. She's a beautiful Pewter corn snake whome we've name Ophion. Her diet is, as you can imagine, frozen/thawed mice, rats and chicks (varying sizes as she grows). We also feed our greyhound on raw meat/bone/offal, including :BRACE YOURSELVES: rabbits!
Obviously this doesn't stop me being a rabbit lover as I make a point of sourcing the meat we get from him from reputable butchers who are supplied with meat that is treated humanely. But it's still a bit weird watching one pet eat something you'd also keep as a pet I guess.
What are your opinions on it?
Anyway, what I wanted to ask was are there any other people here who are animal lovers like me, but who have to contend with feeding animals to other animals and can you be practical and rational about it.
See, yesterday I brought home my very first pet snake. She's a beautiful Pewter corn snake whome we've name Ophion. Her diet is, as you can imagine, frozen/thawed mice, rats and chicks (varying sizes as she grows). We also feed our greyhound on raw meat/bone/offal, including :BRACE YOURSELVES: rabbits!
Obviously this doesn't stop me being a rabbit lover as I make a point of sourcing the meat we get from him from reputable butchers who are supplied with meat that is treated humanely. But it's still a bit weird watching one pet eat something you'd also keep as a pet I guess.
What are your opinions on it?