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[โ€“] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

AFAIK cats cats play with their prey not for fun but in order to tire it out.

I think that cruelty and sadism are human inventions and we inflict them on animals on an industrial scale. I believe this comes from hierarchy and domination present in our society, not from instinct.

[โ€“] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Don't read up on dolphins or seals then. Cruelty and sadism exist in other animals. Humans are just better at it.

I mean lions don't have an instinct to control and dominate a herd... Wait.

And cats very often don't eat their prey, they like humans lol for the "fun"...