Does anyone know if she is a vegetarian?
In my humble opinion and knowledge anyone who loved animals would not dream of killing one for any reason. Not even for food as the human body does not need meat, in fact meat is unhealthy and digested with difficulty, using up a lot of energy. There is absolutely nothing in meat that cannot be found in a vegetable, fruit or herb anyway.
Live food versus dead food.. my instinct says live food.
Peace