Comments on: Violence

By: Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh — Thu, 17 May 2001 22:55:00 +0000

I agree that if you can't control your anger with a pet, how can you control your anger with your children, who can probably make you even more frustrated than an animal that can't communicate with language? I used to get so frustrated with my two cats who were always playing in my little apartment and I remember clearly tending towards hitting them, something that was passed down to me from my dad. But, I also realized that if I'd do that with an innocent pet, who's just playing with her sister, what would I do with a child? They both are equally innocent. Training a pet with violence has more to do with venting your own frustration than doing anything for the benefit of the animal, as far as I'm concerned. It's selfish in the end.

By: chunkbot

chunkbot — Wed, 16 May 2001 20:56:00 +0000

My roommate hits her dog when she misbehaves. Mostly when she plays too rough w/ the other dogs that live here. It startled me the first time I saw it, because the dog is so loving, and up until the point I saw her slap the dog, she was anything but cruel to it.

By: chunkbot

chunkbot — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

By: Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I agree that if you can’t control your anger with a pet, how can you control your anger with your children, who can probably make you even more frustrated than an animal that can’t communicate with language? I used to get so frustrated with my two cats who were always playing in my little apartment and I remember clearly tending towards hitting them, something that was passed down to me from my dad. But, I also realized that if I’d do that with an innocent pet, who’s just playing with her sister, what would I do with a child? They both are equally innocent. Training a pet with violence has more to do with venting your own frustration than doing anything for the benefit of the animal, as far as I’m concerned. It’s selfish in the end.