Why Do People Have The Tendency To Hurt Cute Animals

Why do people like hurting small animals? Is there a scientific reason for this brutal instinct in our heads?

I would say that most people don't like hurting small animals. Most people do not want to see any animal in pain.Teenage boys often go through a destructive phase. Some will play with knives or fire, some will break things, some begin to play sports and some will hurt animals. Personally I killed hundreds of animals between the ages of  12 and 17. But for me that was while hunting with family. Other kids I knew at that age did horrible things like put fireworks under frogs and things like that. One guy I knew tried to run over a skunk and ended up wrecking his car in a ditch. I believe that the reason boys often do that is because in our culture there is no established rite of passage into adulthood for men. Girls become women automatically. Boys need to prove themselves before being men. But no one has explained to them what they need to do to become men. They may have aggressive tendencies that have no outlet, and these will need to be addressed before they are men. If a boy has strong male role models he will end up ok. He may be able to direct his aggression into sports or hunting or rebuilding engines. If he doesn't have strong male role models he may join a gang or break windows or kill animals for fun. In other cultures that have a rite of passage this behavior is uncommon. For most men who hurt animals, the urge goes away after a short time. It is interesting to note that many serial killers were the ones who hurt animals. But this isn't saying much. Most of the boys who killed small animals never even thought about killing another person.

Why do some human beings derive pleasure from hurting animals?

It is a perverse fact that if one has a choice of hurting someone or giving them pleasure  at a press of a button, that a majority would be more comfortable hurting. Lets skip the ultra minority that argue the fence sit position.Now Think carefully about it if you were given the choice.. Like I said, it is a perverse position.We are even ok about having accidentally hurt someone and we may be profusely apologetic. Yet accidentally pleasure someone ??The thought is scary ! Now you know why war is easier to justify, yet no closer to why it is so.

Why do I want to hurt cute things?

First of all, don’t beat yourself up over this, and no this isn’t a sign that your crazy or anything. If you were you never would have reached out asking for help. So kudos to you.The is usually a sign of a development flaw between the ages of 3–6. Without you telling me what it is, someone, probably a relative kept calling you cute in a unrespectful way. You might or might not remember.Tips to handle this.A trained professional. Therapy is a great way to learn what is going on in a safe environment. I wouldn’t recommend you talk randomly to people about this.When have you an abusive thought. Try to use what I call your “other mind” to laugh at it. I’ll literally say out loud “oh that’s hilarious”Finally, once a day. Go into your room but your face in a pillow and scream as loud as you can for 30 seconds. Be careful not to strain your vocal chords. This helps to clear out cortisol, the stress hormone.