Hi,

Quote Originally Posted by Rhasputin View Post
In the UK it's against the law to feed live animals to snakes.
No it isn't.

This comes up fairly often even in the UK though. It is illegal to feed one live animal to another for the purposes of entertainment though. So all those youtube videos of idiots whoopping and cheering on the action would result in prosecutions.

It is illegal to mistreat any animal or withold vetinary treatment from an animal you know requires it. So if you bring home a live feeder animal you would be wise to have an enclosure suitable for it along with food and water in case it gets refused - but that holds true everywhere as simply common sense.

I'm not saying the RSPCA or SSPCA are exactly happy about it and might ask you some questions about procedure etc but it is most definately legal to feed a live rodent to your snake.

The problem with this is the RSPCA couldn't find their bum with both hands in their back pockets in regards to reptiles 99% of the time.

It may be worth noting however that the reason I wince every time I read a post telling someone to bash a rodent over the head or put it in a pillowcase and swing it against a wall is that, over here, you would be charged with animal cruelty and every single animal you own confiscated and rehomed.

And it would be years before you were allowed to own any animal again - if you ever were at all.


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