Kittens For Food?

[Bogertophis]

I hadn't thought about vaccinations and flea medicine. That would have to be researched and tested.

I think we discussed this in another thread someplace...that's one issue that makes them unsuitable unless specifically raised as feeders, which many if not most ppl
find distasteful. That, and also parasites & diseases found in ferals...again making them a bad (and risky) idea.

Another big problem you cannot ignore is that many people irrationally fear & hate snakes, while cats enjoy far more popularity. If you want more hate than you ever
imagined to rain down on both wild & pet snakes, just tell people that you're going to round up their roaming cats for snake food & don't forget to call PETA.

I'm glad that you revisited this thread despite the title that's a gut-wrench for many people, because it shows you are thinking "outside the box"...our world needs far
more of that right now. And coincidentally I had just came across that current article from Australia's response to feral cats. It's really the same thing that's taking
place with non-native snakes being hunted & killed in the Florida Everglades now...something that we snake-keepers find disturbing & sad, yet for the most part we
acknowledge that it has to be done, because the snakes being killed do not belong there & they endanger the species that do. (including the threat from new parasites)

The huge problem is that cats have been allowed to roam for decades and in most areas, so that now people are used to the idea as normal...they do NOT care about
all the wildlife their cats kill, or they wouldn't do it. Many, if not most, cat owners are basically irresponsible "owners" to begin with (it's easier for their cat to defecate
outside where they don't have to clean up a litter box all the time & buy litter), they can live with the risks of their cats being hit by cars, poisoned by annoyed neighbors,
injured in fights with each other, even eaten by wildlife (such as coyotes), & most refuse to believe how many other things their cats kill when loose, because they aren't
there to see it & cats don't bring everything that they harm home with them: reptiles, birds & small mammals are frequently injured & suffer greatly, only to die slowly
much later, because cats (unless truly feral) don't even kill to eat, they just "hunt" & damage prey, then leave it...dead or barely alive. This is unacceptable & disgusting.

This is a very tough subject for many to think about -almost as bad -& emotional- as human overpopulation but both of these are subjects that need addressed in
a rational matter, since like it or not, we inhabit an increasingly crowded planet with finite resources. We need real leadership that understands & cares about the
issues and we need to promote science and education, or we're not going to get there. And we have to work across cultural lines to get this done...people have to stop
demonizing each other and work together for the good of all, and for the good of our vanishing natural world...before it's too late. Time is not on our sides...get real.