[ SECRET POST #2735 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2735 ⌋

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Comments

[cassandraoftroy]

It makes sense in that domestic animals and human children are both inherently dependent on adult humans, and trust those adult humans to provide for them and protect them. When either a domestic animal or a child is harmed, it's more than simply violent or cruel -- it's almost an act of betrayal, regardless of whether the person harming them was specifically their caregiver. The audience is also more likely to have their protective instincts stimulated when these trusting, inherently-dependent, uniquely vulnerable beings are threatened, making the harming of them seem like a bigger deal. So it makes sense to me that animals and children would occupy the same mental category for most people, with regard to how we react when they're harmed.

[(Anonymous)]

Perfectly stated!

[evewithanapple]

And an adult human has the capacity to understand why they're being betrayed/hurt- they're developed enough to grasp motivation. Wheras a kid or domesticated animal doesn't grasp "this person is hurting me becauze X" they just know that they expected to be cared for/treated well and instead they're being "punished" for unknown reasons.