I guess I'm weak, I don't think I could thump one with my finger and kill it, let alone holding it by the tail while doing it. I stick the mouse in a plastic grocery bag than thump on the counter. I feed pinkies and small fuzzies live. All but one of mine will also take f/t. All will eat rats/rat pups and hamsters.
I'm not sure but it sounds a bit like Wisconsin may be thinking live/live feeders, which I would never do. It was hard for me at first to grasp this concept, because I didn't think some little knome went through the woods thumping mice for snakes. I than realized limited space, help from animal planet, and this forum, helped me understand. what can I say I'm blonde, susan