Here is a example of a "ignorant" law pertaining reptiles (and other rodent eating animals)
In the UK it is against the law to feed live rodents. I find that asinine to tell you the truth. Complete Bull Manure.
First of all, you can still kill the rodents around your house and business with all kinds of traps (not just live capture) and poisons etc. Or have companies come that will do it for you.
But feed an animal the mouse/rat it needs to survive? Now that is CRUEL !!!
I don't even like to feed live, and I find that incredible ridiculous!! I used to rescue snakes and some of them absolutely needed some live feedings after recovery and until they gained enough weight until I could attempt to switch them to frozen/thawed.
Then there are hatchlings. Some of them are hard to get eating to begin with. A lot of them will downright refuse anything but live.
I'm willing to bet this "law" was applied to snakes/rodents after some private animal rights groups or organizations had a issue with the mean snakes killing the poor mice and rats. Next was more awareness to this. Most people don't care about reptiles, so they didn't fight it. It didn't apply to them, actually, they dislike snakes. And then it spread. Until the official law was applied to this. And here we go...
ps. I know that some people still feed live, or make exceptions. I don't know of anyone caught getting into trouble. But it IS per law forbidden!!
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