I've tortured animals

 
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I see a lot of confession threads pass through here, but not a lot of, what I imagine to be, genuine confessions (although, this isn't a confession thread itself). So, here goes. If you're going to read it, at least read it properly.

I suppose the urge to do this arose from Sandtrap's own cat thread, and a sense of wanting to get it off my chest after some self-reflection and contemplation. But, essentially, I've tortured animals in the past; cats mostly. I won't go into any detail, because I know what a serious issue it is to some, and what a banal issue it is to others. Although, I will, to clarify, mention that I have never used a knife or iron rod or any other such instrument.  And that's the thing, some people hate it and some people don't care. Although, rarely is respect done by such actions.

Empathy, and the expansion of understanding, naturally, leads us to condemn those who torture animals. It seems, intuitively, to be a crime to us. One of the most damnable. I, myself, have pets and wouldn't think of hurting them. I genuinely enjoy the company of my own dog and cat. Animal torture, even to the torturers, isn't completely tolerable.

We all feel a pang, cognitively or emotionally, of reproach when we see such acts. To the more empathetic it's a case of "How could you?", and to the less empathetic it's "Why would you?". I certainly felt disturbed by the video of a girl throwing puppies into a river.

It's difficult to understand the motivations behind such actions unless you, in yourself, feel such urges. I love animals, yet I also enjoy hurting them. I have pets, yet no respect for the pets of others. It's been quite a long time since I last did it, which I find commendable, yet I don't expect or want you to as well.

My reason for this confession, if you like, is a quote I read yesterday from Arthur Schopenhauer: "Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to living creatures cannot be a good man."

While I don't feel a sense of regret, emotionally, for the transgressions I've made against innocent animals, I recognise and accept their undesirability not just socially, but personally too. So, I apologise for them. Schopenhauer is right, the man who tortures animals is of ill character. But I don't want to be that kind of man.

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Torture is the act of deliberately inflicting severe physical or psychological pain and possibly injury to a person (or animal), usually to one who is physically restrained or otherwise under the torturer's control or custody and unable to defend against what is being done to them.
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Define torture. Like causing physical pain.
I could never do that and it makes me uneasy that people do. I think it's fun and good exercise to chase my lazy fatass cat around with the vacuum. It's great when you sneak up on them because they do the looney toons jump in the air or like when their claws don't catch on the hardwood and they are running on the spot. I have a feeling were talking about different things.


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