There is a pregnant female cat in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, which was watered by boiling water and killed five people. Later, children's glass doors in Nanjing caught the cat's head, and cat abuse incidents occurred frequently.
Fans ask me, how can there be such a person in this world, and why do you take pleasure in abusing kittens?
There are actually two problems:
1. Why do people prefer to abuse cats?
2. Why do people mistreat small animals?
1
First of all, why do people abuse small animals?
From a psychological point of view, there are motives behind any behavior of people. Motivation is also a need (or desire). There is demand first, and then there is corresponding behavior.
In addition to maintaining the basic needs of life (eating and sleeping), there are corresponding motives behind any behavior of people.
Cruelty to animals itself is to meet certain needs.
There are usually four demands: 1, to increase the stimulus; 2. Eliminate stress; 3. Highlight individual existence; 4. vent your inner depression.
But no matter what kind of demand, there is the same factor behind it-the loss of empathy.
It may be a congenital lack of empathy (that is, antisocial personality). PS: recently, I am analyzing antisocial personality, which will happen in the near future. It is also possible that empathy is temporarily lost or suppressed.
A typical example is: soldiers at war. Therefore, some soldiers may commit crimes after leaving the war, such as rape, abuse and massacre.
What is empathy?
Before answering this question, we must return to the abuse itself. People realize that one thing is abuse because we can understand and feel the pain of the abused party to some extent.
And this ability to identify with and feel the feelings of the other party is called empathy in psychology, also called empathy, selflessness and * * * emotion, which refers to a way of thinking standing on the other side's position.
When people feel this kind of pain and don't recognize this situation, they will have the impulse to stop abusing. Such a psychological process constitutes a part called "conscience".
For a person who abuses cats and dogs, his empathy will be lost when he abuses them.
2
There is no standard if we discuss the causes of animal cruelty in detail, because there are many influencing factors and there will be cross effects. Below I will illustrate the common situation according to some cases.
Most people who abuse animals directly satisfy their feelings and desires:
First, enjoy the animal's inability to struggle and suffer, and live in a scarred and dying state, that is, increase the stimulation.
Second, in order to punish, the discomfort caused by the other party is eliminated through punishment, that is, the pressure is eliminated.
Some people have a bad life and inadvertently find that cruelty to animals can relieve their stress. Accidental behavior has developed into a habit.
This is the most intuitive and common cause of cat abuse.
However, some people do not enjoy the abuse itself, but enjoy the uniqueness brought by abuse or maintain unity with the group.
For example, some children don't want to commit suicide, while others encourage him to commit suicide. He may commit suicide in order to get this person's attention and recognition. For example, in order to show themselves in the group, pseudonyms make fakes and carry out "Pinduoduo" activities.
But it may also be that the environment around this person is cruel, cold and bloody, so in order to cater to the environment, he also participated and began to abuse animals.
Of course, there is a very special situation:
Individuals have suffered from violence or cold violence for a long time, but they are unable to fight back against the perpetrators, so they choose to attack their own lives. In addition to cruelty to animals, people may abuse children and the elderly, the weak and the sick.
Abuse in this state often constitutes "addiction".
The violence in the external environment prevented him from becoming a normal person, but he became normal by transferring this abuse.
On the one hand, he knows that he will bring pain to others, on the other hand, he enjoys the pleasure of transferring abuse, which constitutes an "addiction".
So many serial killers in history will leave messages like "Please stop me" at the scene. At the same time, it is very contradictory to cling to the behavior itself.
But no matter what the reason for cruelty to animals is, it is certain that the internal needs of these people have been met, and they have been strengthened and formed a connection with the increase of cruelty.
Most people who abuse animals are dark inside. It is extremely selfish and despicable for them to try to satisfy themselves above the weak life.
three
Here comes another question. Why do people prefer to abuse cats?
If you look at the cases in the past few years, you will find that cats are more victims. The proportion of dog abuse incidents is actually not high.
Moreover, dog abusers generally abuse cats, but cat abusers may not abuse dogs.
The reason why this happens is actually related to the cat's personality.
In character, cats are generally arrogant, uncertain, inhuman, very independent and self-centered, so cats will be called cat owners, while dogs are slaves of dogs. Cats are hard to be completely tamed and obedient.
Physiologically, the difference between a cat and a dog is that it has claws, and the claws are sharp, which can easily cut you and resist you. Moreover, the body is very flexible, and it is easier to get rid of the bondage state and is not easy to be controlled.
Therefore, the cat's unyielding nature is not easy to control, which makes people want to crush her more. After all, challenging things make people feel more fulfilled and excited.
Cats are also more cautious than dogs, unwilling to trust humans and less loyal than dogs. It will make people feel uncomfortable because of disappointment, and then they will have revenge.
This also applies to people:
For example, if you take care of your girlfriend and she ends up with someone else, many men will retaliate and feel that they have been let down.
There is also the psychology of pet owners. We domesticated wolves and derived dogs. At first, it was to serve human beings and help them live a better life.
But now we call them pets and spoiled things. We deprive animals of their freedom and keep them in a small environment. They just need to exist and serve us all their lives.
Behind this phenomenon is the concentration of human rights, the control of other lives, and the feeling of comfort and companionship.
But as a species that has only been tamed in recent decades, cats are not tamed like dogs, so cats will show more self. For example, they will constantly disturb people and express their needs, regardless of their owners' feelings.
Compared with dogs, they are just more disobedient.
In this state, it is easy for people to have the desire to punish her and turn into cat abuse.
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In other cases, unlike dogs, cats' living habits (wild cats feed on small birds and animals, are very good at hunting and have the nature of over-hunting) are highly compatible with human society.
We can easily see our own shadow in cats. Many times, our dislike of cats actually stems from our disapproval and disgust of ourselves.
Animal cruelty people like to attack cats for many reasons. We need to see the connection between things more objectively, and then treat animals correctly.
The cat's personality may not please you, but please remember that she did not enter human society voluntarily, just like ancient humans tamed wolves.
We turn them into pets and adapt them to the life in captivity. We should be responsible for them.
I saw a news a while ago that an American saved an otter and raised it. Otters have chewed up doors, sofas and tables and used them to build dams.
The host is very tolerant and shows respect.
We must recognize the nature of other animals and respect them, because only in this way will others respect your nature and your uniqueness.
five
Finally, I want to tell you that cat abuse is close to each of us, even closely related.
Because each of us could be the next cat abuser.
The pressure of life, being treated unfairly, and encountering things that you can't solve will lead to the suppression or even loss of empathy.
But remember that we are human beings, born as human beings, and we have our own responsibilities and obligations to this world.
Since we were born, we have surpassed all other species on earth. Our wisdom and inheritance make us unique, so that we can see more, feel more and make the best use of the earth's resources.
We can also dominate the life and death of other lives, but we are real people, not animals, who control this ability.
We should be a good person, respect other lives and be grateful for what we have.