Sick and bad representation of reptile keepers...

[donstapley]

I thought i would make everyone aware of an awful selection of video's that are circling youtube and myspace. I have found out about these from other forum's and have not watched them myslef as i find it too upsetting. Some sick american f**k has been filming himslef feeding various live animals too his snakes (that are kept in THE WORST conditions), filming these poor animals fighting for their lives and posting them on the internet. Some have been taken down due to MASSIVE complaints thrown at these websites for animal cruelty. I wanted to make a point that if anyone stumbles across these videos to put in a complaint and flag them as inappropriate and animal cruelty. what he's doing is EXTREMELY unnecessary, very upsetting to some, and he seems to relish in the fact that he is purposely doing tghis to various animals....and obviously get some sort of sick kick out of he.
HE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!

[InfernalBeast]

yeah, I have seen a few of these videos myself. there was one of a kid eating an anole. totally gross and I reported it. but feeding an animal to another is debateable as to the extent of the cruelty.

[eeji]

YouTube is full of sick weirdos that get kicks from treating animals badly

The thing you have to remember though is that its completely legal to feed live in the US, and there doesn't seem to be the stigma attached to it as it does over this side of the Atlantic.

[donstapley]

Originally Posted by InfernalBeast

yeah, I have seen a few of these videos myself. there was one of a kid eating an anole. totally gross and I reported it. but feeding an animal to another is debateable as to the extent of the cruelty.

yeah i see your point....but i dont think this guy is doing just because it what his animals "should" be eating. Judging by the messages that people have been leaving him and his responses....he actually enjoys seeing the defensless animals struggling for life. Personally the reason that live food become illegal in this country was due to the great differences in thier nervous system and the pain they suffered during feeding....which is why it still ok to feed invertibrate (crickets, worms, etc) due to the fact they that dont have the nervous system of say a mouse or rabbit. Why if in this country we realise this....how it can still be ok to do it in places like america.