Quote Originally Posted by gsarchie View Post
Why is everyone so against euthanization? I don't intend to do it with normals but if I did, so long as the animal didn't suffer at all, why is it so bad? I have seen people on this website say that they wouldn't mind ball being raised for food so long as they were cared for properly and slaughtered in a human way. I know that people here have also talked about preserving snakes in clear resin and selling them in addition to other babies. If you still get some use out of the animal once it is eithanized then by all means go for, even it if you're just adding it to compost for your garden in the spring, preserving it in formaldehyde, feeding it to another pet (snake, monitor, dog, etc.) or dissecting it to learn about the internal parts of a BP's anatomy.

To reiterate the important things to me here - proper husbandry prior to euthanization, humane euthanization and getting a use out of the animals after euthanization as opposed to throwing them in the trash.

I tend to agree with this, so long as it is used for "something" I don't really care if people euthanize so long as it is humane etc. I understand that people have an empathetic attachment to normal BPs because they have BPs as pets and thats completely fine and I totally respect that opinion. I dont get though how you guys can feed your animals euthanized rodents and not make the same connection?

If those of you that do produce normals as a "by-product" want to devote the time and effort to getting them homes and do not care about the economics thats awsome, thats your way of dealing with it. The way I prefer to deal with it is staying ahead of that price drop off so I know I have more time before I'm in the hole economically on that animal, which allows me to get it into the hands of someone who will treat it properly.