Kittens For Food?

[WhompingWillow]

Just chiming in as a cat owner (we have 7, 6 of which were rescues, all of which are 100% indoor cats unless on a harness and actively supervised) - psychologically, I could never feed a kitten to a snake, even if F/T. To me, cats are pets. I can separate emotionally from a F/T rodent, but I don't think I'd ever be able to kill a mouse or rat, just like I would have a difficult time feeding live. We actually got our most recent cat from a reptile show (she was a barn kitten that was turned into a chinchilla rescue), and she's required a lot of vet care to get her healthy.

There are irresponsible pet owners across the animal spectrum. Name an animal and there are guaranteed to be irresponsible owners somewhere. While TNR may not be perfect or an immediate solution, it's at least a step in the right direction. I just don't think it's fair to generalize cat owners, just like it's not fair to generalize reptile keepers.