may these guys were acting by her own, but i know for sure that the use of own pets as feeders is absolutely an regular thing at petsores.
i saw this by my self more than once!
our local petstore feed the reptiles on saturday close to their closing time, may yours will do this after the doors was locked.
will do you ever known what happens after closing time?
i don't think that these is a question in what country you live and what the laws will say about.
or what do you think were the unsellable pets will go?
also if you want to buy live feeders they took them out of the same display as the ones you want to buy as pet.
the only difference is the price, feeders will be some cheaper than pets.
so if you want a pet and don't need to care about the sex just say you need a feeder and you will get 25% of, and you still can chose wich one you want cause the color prefers of some snakes.
and once again i don't want to troll in any way, i just say my thinking about and that what i know.
if this is trolling then i will be one.
just wondering about the irrational view of most here.
do you really believe that every business around reptiles is that ideal you are saying?
every business has a bad side, no matter animlals involved or not!