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Theres no excuse for it.

BREAKS MY HEART WHEN I READ STORIES OR SEE PICTURES OF MISTREATED ANIMALS.

The commercials the Humane Society are running lately of dogs and cats that need help are killing me.

Either they are a sociopath or it makes them feel bigger and more important to exert control over a defenseless animal. 

They have no feelings, no feelings of empathy (to feel for someone else).  What a terribly sad life, to not be able to feel and communicate with others, INCLUDING animals, on a deeper, soul level.  I have to ask,  why are they here??  Why do they exist?

Very disturbing ,upsetting  to me also, i block my ears and look away from the T.V.

the first sign that a child is going to grow into a sociopath, murderer, or some other kind of evil adult is when they torture animals.

It's beyond our understanding.

the Humane society ads get to me too. I kinda watch ... so so sad. 

I just cant read thoes storys, makes me feel so ill. Heartbreaking.

It affects me so bad, that it takes days or even weeks to properly function again.All  animal cruelty begins in childhood. . Pets who are not part of a family- locked outside, children exposed to domestic violence, unfamiliar with proper diciplinary actions. It is a way to have power or joy through torture of an animal they know cannot defend themselfes. I lived on a farm in Bohemia during world war II,where my grandfather treated all our animals with upmost respect. From him I learned how important it was to make all animals part of our lives everday.He was way ahead of his time.

Not at all. Insane people.

This is how so many serial killer started torturing harmless small animals here  are two infamous serial killers1.Ted Bundy 2.Jeff Dahmer  two monsters just thinking of them gives you the creeps!!!

When I hear about any kind of abuse or neglect of an animal or child, it makes me literally sick to my stomach.  I want to cry.

theres some nasty twisted sadists out there and both animal cruelty and and elder abuse make me very very angry

Sadly it comes very easily to a narcissitic sociopaths and psychopaths.Makes me sick just thinking of how someone could live with themselves after such heinous acts!

Aside from the answers of a demented, sociopathic,  sadistic  personality disorder that have already been given, maybe sometimes people who are abused mentally, or physically, or emotionally, have nowhere to take the hurt, anger, frustration.  Down the totem pole they go, and find someone with less "prestige" than they have. They find their pets (or other creature they can overpower).  I would bet they are even more upset after they abuse the animal, and the spiral continues.

I have known cruel people. They had no respect for life, animal or human. The adherents of the belief in Dualism foster and maintain the persistence of all dualistic beliefs and practices. 

No.  That is just bad and the reason I have had so many rescued pets in my life and still do. 

What if I reversed the question and ask why some animals are bad to humans?

As Every one knows on this site about my feelings towards Animals it just makes me SO Angry I cant think straight I cant watch anything on television and on the news when that poor elephant was abused in that circus I had the most auwful hatred toward those people who did just a auwful thing to that poor sacred animal I wouldnt tell anyone what I was thinking as I was a shamed in my thoughts what I would do to them if I ever met them, I know I would end up in prison for my thoughts let a lone if I had done something and I really dont like that side of me but I cant help it