Some dicksmack here in town was feeding kittens to his pet alligator. He's in jail tonight on $72,000 bond after throwing the cat at animal control officers and for being a smart ass to the judge. He said he could do "anything he wanted, it's only a kitten."
By his mugshot, he looks too stupid to live.
Wait. What? Did you just say "feeding kittens to his pet alligator"?!?!??
Did you just say "feeding kittens to his pet alligator"?!?!??
No.
Because no one would ever do that.
Now now -- maybe the alligator won them fair and square in a poker game.
It doesn't sound all that different from feeding live mice to pet snakes.
I'm looking for a local news link but it's just on network, not on the web yet.
Apparently, the guy's lawyer is comparing kittens to rats fed to snakes.
It doesn't sound all that different from feeding live mice to pet snakes.
It's very different. Because I like cats.
But seriously, that's a good point. Do "cruelty to animals" laws typically make a distinction between "good" animals, such as pets, and "bad" animals like rats and mice?
This case is going to require a closer reading of animal cruelty laws. The people I know that have snakes, feed them dead rats (they buy them frozen from the pet store and nuke 'em). I've heard the mice and rats can bite or scratch the snakes enough to hurt them. There is a designation of "companion" animals and "feeder" animals.
The whole thing is bizarre. I can't believe it's legal to keep a fucking alligator.
At the very least, he may have stolen someone's cat.