There is still a difference between tolerable and intolerable cruelty. I'm not a PETA nut, I don't think mice should run free and wild because they are animals. But I do think that a responsible keeper for any animal that requires live food should insure the live food does not suffer unduly.
And yes, it is "just a mouse." See above statement. Pray that karma doesn't bite you in the ass and sees fit to dock you with Mickey ears in the years to come.
And yes, it is "just a mouse." See above statement. Pray that karma doesn't bite you in the ass and sees fit to dock you with Mickey ears in the years to come.