Have you ever killed animals on purpose? For fun? How do you feel now about it?

[noname223]

I just had this thought when I took a walk. I think I stepped on an ant accidentally. Yeah I thought I have just killed a sentient being. Maybe it had no pain I don't have much knowledge about ants. I think many here in this forum have experienced abuse, torture, horrible pain and traumata. Some people like that develop strange and counterproductive ways to cope by that. I think many sociopaths torture animals in their childhood. Though I don't think there are many sociopaths in this forum. Hopefully.

I think some children kill animals for fun. Just another reason for me why I don't like children. I can remember that a friend of my sister killed a lot earthworms on accident. He did it in the most brutal way possible. I think he wanted to impress her by that. Yeah children can be pretty sick.

But maybe I am just hypocritical. I can remember I think on 1-2 days in my life as a child I killed some ants on purpose. It really was more for fun. I wanted to feel mighty. I know that is pretty disgusting. I immediately regretted it after I did that. But I repeated it on another day I think.
Obviously I regret it.

I don't know why but for killing these ants for fun is different than killing spiders because I am scared about them. Spiders are important animals for our environment though I still can't sleep with one hanging over my bed. And I can fully understand why people want to kill bugs.

What are your thoughts on that? It also reminded me about my hypocritical relation to eating animals. When I eat them I try to distract me from the fact that they were once sentient beings. Otherwise I get the feeling to throw up. I don't eat much meat but it would be difficult for me to abstain from that fully.

 

[Foresight]

I'm vegan and I save bugs. My motto is only kill if I feel the bug poses a risk, like a mosquito. I'm no saint in a lot of ways but my empathy is high in this area.

 

[This_sux ✓]

No, I never killed a single animal.

But insects? I kill them whenever I can. But for sanitary reasons, not fun.

 

[noname223]

I'm vegan and I save bugs. My motto is only kill if I feel the bug poses a risk, like a mosquito. I'm no saint in a lot of ways but my empathy is high in this area.

Yeah I knew that. This is why I supposed you would also think this behavior was not acceptable. Killling animals for fun is morally not good in my opinion. Especially when they suffer. I regret my behavior. Another good reason for me not to procreate. Humans can be so brutal.

 

[genericuser]

I don't understand how people can hurt animals on purpose. I'm vegetarian and I try to reduce my harm to animals as much as possible. I believe it's cruel to harm another being that can feel and suffer. I only kill bugs that are harmful as well.

 

[Symbiote]

My favorite activity is wrecking ant hills with my lawn mower. Only other time I killed another animal was when it was harming my cat. I also drop live lobsters in boiling water because my wife enjoys lobster, but I don't.

 

[jandek]

When I was a child I was pretty careless about killing insects, mostly following my parents' and friends' examples, although I would have been disturbed at the thought of hurting a more "relatable" animal. It's painful to remember. I'm vegetarian now. I leave insects alone or take them outside whenever possible.

 

[noname223]

My favorite activity is wrecking ant hills with my lawn mower. Only other time I killed another animal was when it was harming my cat. I also drop live lobsters in boiling water because my wife enjoys lobster, but I don't.

David Foster Wallace made an extremely good story about the pain lobsters experience when they are boiled. It is called "Consider the lobster" I can recommend it. It is really an eye-opening experience.

 

[Life_and_Death]

I pick worms off the driveway and put them back in the grass so they don't die when the rain stops. But it's unreasonable to save millions of worms so I have to tell myself to let it go. Also I have a post some where's on here about hitting a deer... Idk a year or so ago I think. (still have ptsd from that YAY ME!)
I agree with killing for food, but for sport? Can I put their (the people hunting for sport) head on my wall? No? Then why should you do it to the animal?

 

[noname223]

I have the feeling many people here who struggle due to the pain other humans have caused them turn with their love and dedication to animals. I can only admire that.

 

[Symbiote]

David Foster Wallace made an extremely good story about the pain lobsters experience when they are boiled. It is called "Consider the lobster" I can recommend it. It is really an eye-opening experience.

Something about them squealing when they are boiled, but luckily I haven't heard that yet. That's why you ice them beforehand and then drop them so that the thermal shock instantly kills them.

 

[noname223]

Something about them squealing when they are boiled, but luckily I haven't heard that yet. That's why you ice them beforehand and then drop them so that the thermal shock instantly kills them.

Are you really sure the thermal shock is killing them peacefully? I read there are many myths humans have told about lobsters in order to alleviate their guilty conscience. This is part of DFW's story. Lobsters are extremely sensitive to temperature. This might be the reason why the boiling water must be extremely torturous.

 

[Un-]

I haven't killed anything like a cat or something, but only because I haven't had the opportunity. I only dismember and kill insects for fun.

 

[Symbiote]

Well it's better than shoving a screwdriver up their ass or driving a knife into their heads.

 

[noname223]

Well it's better than shoving a screwdriver up their ass or driving a knife into their heads.

The knife in their head is the more peaceful method. DFW explained that. It is more brutal for the human who has to do it though. But it is the more honest way. He says many cooks run out of the kitchen in order not to hear the fight of the lobster in the boiling water.

 

[hungry_ghost]

When I was teen, I saw baby bird on the ground that had fallen out of its nest.

Instead of trying to help, I thought it would be a good idea to mercy kill it with a brick.

It didn't die, though, and the mother rightfully jumped from her nest and attempted an attack at my head.

Yeah, there were many times throughout my life where I just made dumb, thoughtless decisions.

Of course, now if I saw a bird that had fallen, I would try to help, I guess, though I don't know much about birds or how to handle them.

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

If those dumb ass partridges didnt want to be shot then they just had to not be so tasty and easy to shoot ! They're fun to hunt, every one I yeet and bring back to grandma is a nice big batch of molasse and partridge beans.

 

[onlyanimalsaregood]

I have the feeling many people here who struggle due to the pain other humans have caused them turn with their love and dedication to animals. I can only admire that.

That's me. I really love animals, they are the most wonderful creatures in this world. And I despite people.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

I killed my pet cat.

It was late at night and she suddenly screamed, went limp, and pissed herself. She'd had a stroke. We have no 24H vets here and it was clear that she was going to just lay there, unable to move and continuing to scream. I couldn't let her be in misery like that, she was my baby and I'd had her for half my life at that time. I took a plastic bag and suffocated her.

It still kills me, but I know it was the right thing to do.

 

[onlyanimalsaregood]

I killed my pet cat.

It was late at night and she suddenly screamed, went limp, and pissed herself. She'd had a stroke. We have no 24H vets here and it was clear that she was going to just lay there, unable to move and continuing to scream. I couldn't let her be in misery like that, she was my baby and I'd had her for half my life at that time. I took a plastic bag and suffocated her.

It still kills me, but I know it was the right thing to do.

I'm so sorry. This make me so sad. I could never do it.

 

[roo]

i used to always kill those tiny red bugs that come out in summer

 

[Anónimo]

I've killed ants. Insects are technically animals so...

But I think bugs don't feel pain. Even if they did, death is almost instant

 

[GoingMyOwnWay]

People who hurt or kill animals are scum.

I haven't killed anything like a cat or something, but only because I haven't had the opportunity. I only dismember and kill insects for fun.

If you take pleasure from the suffering of something else, whether it be insect, animal or human, you're a piece of shit.

 

[Nanako]

I used to stomp ants when I was a kid. I do regret it, but I'd be lying if I said that I'm losing any sleep over it.

 

[Famous Last Words]

I could never kill an animal. I've made myself late for work in the past trying to help spiders out of the shower so I don't drown them.

The only exceptions are wasps and mosquitoes. I once stood on wasps nest and being stung by lots of wasps at the same time has given me a lifelong fear of them. God, I hate wasps so much. And mosquitoes deserve it, obviously.

I'm fascinated by ants. I once had an ant farm and watching the ants every evening replaced watching television. Such fascinating creatures.

I haven't killed anything like a cat or something, but only because I haven't had the opportunity. I only dismember and kill insects for fun.

Yeah, putting you on ignore and feeling very annoyed that the double block feature no longer works on this website so you no longer exist.

You're a piece of shit and you should feel bad about yourself. Fuck you.

 

[WitheringAway]

My sister used to have a specific space on the wall of our backyard that she called "the massacre" she would hunt down small spiders and she would have them under her finger and smash them while sliding her finger across that wall. It was a pretty sick thing to see I remember screaming every time she taunted me while doing it..

 

[Message In A Bottle]

Only time was when I was like 4, and I'd step on ants as I continued to grow though, I became more and more like my mother and loved animals. I can't kill anything now, aside from mosquitos or bees/wasps (if they are posing a threat) if I see a pill bug or spider I'll use a piece of toilet paper & escort him out.

Soo I'd like to think I've atoned from my ant killing days.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I used to crush snails when I was a kid. I'd literally pick them up and throw them at walls. I would also throw rocks at ducks at creeks if I ever saw them in a pair because I was jealous of their relationships.

 

[Symbiote]

I used to crush snails when I was a kid. I'd literally pick them up and throw them at walls. I would also throw rocks at ducks at creeks if I ever saw them in a pair because I was jealous of their relationships.

I can understanding killing insects because they're pests and annoying (ants, wasps, bees, cockroaches, water bugs, mosquitos etc.) but butterflies, roly-pollies, slugs, snails, caterpillars, I couldn't kill, but relocate them elsewhere.

I particularly despise ants and take great joy in destroying ant hills, see them rebuild, and then destroy them again. Ants are so resilient they'll eventually take over the world.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I can understanding killing insects because they're pests and annoying (ants, wasps, bees, cockroaches, water bugs, mosquitos etc.) but butterflies, roly-pollies, slugs, snails, caterpillars, I couldn't kill, but relocate them elsewhere.

Snails can be annoying to gardeners, right? I hope so at least.

I've also technically killed Roly-polies but that was by accident. I tried to make a terrarium for them in a water bottle but my locker got cleaned out by a janitor and they died. I probably should have just let 'em go.

I've also killed lots of ants too. They used to be in my shower room and it was satisfying to drown them out.