Verbal Abusive towards pets? Is that thing?

It has to be right? If physical abuse and neglect can be a thing with pets. Why not verbal abuse? (because theoretically they don't exactly understand you?idk). Thoughts?

I was staying at a friends about two weeks ago and the way she was yelling at her cats deeply disturbed me ( like calling them an f*cking idiot).

I wondered if she's like that with past people she dated/ was married too.

She's twice divorced.

Lmao

Posted by nanobotz

I call my dog a fat hoe

She can’t hear me anyway, but I’m like damn chill you portly little porker

Typically I talk bad about her, not to her face

But my husband does tell her to move out all the time “Marley, pack your shit” 😅

The lady who fostered my bunny rabbit comes over to visit him and bring us hay from her farm and she asked me one day, “Did you just say ‘thank you’ to your dog? I love that…”

I say please and thank you to my dog bc he’s my baby. I may get cross at him sometimes but I always come back and talk to him about it and remind him he’s loved and that he’s a good boy. I find people who can be cruel to animals frightening. Def not my kind of people. And yeah there’s a difference between laughingly calling your pet an idiot, and screaming at them and making them feel bad. Our pets understand a lot more than some people give them credit, or even care I guess.

I think animals are sensitive to the volume and tone more than the actual words. They don't know what the fuck you're saying; only whether you're yelling it or upset when you're saying it.

That being said, yes, I absolutely think you can verbally abuse an animal if you are yelling in its face constantly or being super aggressive verbally towards it.

There was a study where they told one group of kids that the mice were really intelligent and the other group that the mice were really dumb. The result they found was that the mice who were in the group where the kids were told the mice were smart performed better and finished the task faster. The kids who were told the mice were smart ended up cheering and praising the mice and the group who were told the opposite yelled and insulted the mice. So yes animals may not understand words but they understand tone and volume like some mentioned.

I dislike people who shout at animals like that. They much have anger issues if they're treating an innocent animal that poorly. Red flag!

Posted by Timone

There was a study where they told one group of kids that the mice were really intelligent and the other group that the mice were really dumb. The result they found was that the mice who were in the group where the kids were told the mice were smart performed better and finished the task faster. The kids who were told the mice were smart ended up cheering and praising the mice and the group who were told the opposite yelled and insulted the mice. So yes animals may not understand words but they understand tone and volume like some mentioned.

Dumb? We ain’t never dumb! 😃

Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by Timone

There was a study where they told one group of kids that the mice were really intelligent and the other group that the mice were really dumb. The result they found was that the mice who were in the group where the kids were told the mice were smart performed better and finished the task faster. The kids who were told the mice were smart ended up cheering and praising the mice and the group who were told the opposite yelled and insulted the mice. So yes animals may not understand words but they understand tone and volume like some mentioned.

Dumb? We ain’t never dumb! 😃

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They can't understand the words but they can understand the energy. So cuss your pets out, but lovingly.

Idk why someone keeps a pet they don't like tho. Thats the part that seems wrong to me.

Posted by MonaLisa26

Pets are there for owner's emotional relieve! Yell at them all you want. As long as you feed them after - they dont care.

That’s so disgusting. Libras have been the only people I’ve ever known with this mentality, besides a lot of boomers sadly.

It’s not okay to yell at them and use bad words. Many animals have higher hearing frequency. Tone of your voice matters. They also understand simple commands and who knows if they understand words. We think not, but maybe yes?

I used to have this loud and obnoxious family friend who’d come over and my cat would literally hide. She seemed terrified of him.

Be kind and loving to your pets and all animals, please. Peace ☮️

Posted by MonaLisa26

OMG! I caught 2 mice in a mouse traps last week. Kill me now...dumbasses...

You are the generation who believes any BS you fed! That cows CRYING because they KNOW they will be slaughtered...

NO THEY DONT! Because meat of the stressed out animal is not good for consumers. So there is a science behind how animals treated before they slaughtered...

I also saw documentary on herd of bulls running from the lion and as soon as one of them caught - they stop!

So while lioness is tearing apart their 'brother' 'smart' relatives are munching on the grass JUST around fallen prey and one shot was priceless when dumb bull trying to reach the grass by pushing dead bull so he can get grass from UNDER the corpse.

And there is SO MUCH FUCKING GRASS EVERYWHERE!!!

And not one of them cried...

At that moment I understood that animals are just that - animals and stop this liberal BS please. Whiny generation!

I agree. So why not go work/ live in a CAFO? I bet you would love it. It fits your personality perfectly.

I call my dog “Sir”, when I’m frustrated.

“Excuse me Sir, what are you doing?”

“UHHH SIR!”

“No Sir, put that down!”

All the other times it’s baby talk. 😁😊🥰

Lol we call my dog attention whore in a loving way. She’s scared of everything.. I’m sure someone hit her or tried before she ended up in the shelter. Every time I pick up a broom a mop or whatever to clean, she bolts out of the room. We adopted her when she was about 1. You know there are times you get frustrated and might raise your voice in general but not at her. I will ask “are you kidding me?” As she’s gotten into the trash etc. Believe me she already gets it when you’re not happy like people say with the tone & energy. They observe so much & are so sensitive. You don’t need to be yelling right at them.

Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man. - Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis Of Morality

Posted by Adreamuponwaking

It has to be right? If physical abuse and neglect can be a thing with pets. Why not verbal abuse? (because theoretically they don't exactly understand you?idk). Thoughts?

I was staying at a friends about two weeks ago and the way she was yelling at her cats deeply disturbed me ( like calling them an f*cking idiot).

I wondered if she's like that with past people she dated/ was married too.

She's twice divorced.

Or people who think animals have the emotional depth to be vindictive. I know someone who thinks their dog poops inside out of spite for them being at work all day. I’ve noticed people like that tend to lack empathy (for both humans and animals).

I would say tone abuse is a thing but they don't understand bad words unless you actively train them to associate a word with negativity.

Animals are super intelligent

Anyone that doesn’t realise this and thinks its okay to mistreat them is a moron...

It's a red or yellow flag.

Posted by MyStarsShine

Animals are super intelligent

Anyone that doesn’t realise this and thinks its okay to mistreat them is a moron...

I wouldn't say super intelligent. But they are better at picking up on subtle cues (body language, etc.) than people in general.

For example - a dog that's normally friendly that *just* won't go near or associate with a certain person. That's usually, but not always, an indicator that something is "off".

Posted by borednbeautiful

It’s not okay to yell at them and use bad words. Many animals have higher hearing frequency. Tone of your voice matters. They also understand simple commands and who knows if they understand words. We think not, but maybe yes?

I used to have this loud and obnoxious family friend who’d come over and my cat would literally hide. She seemed terrified of him.

Be kind and loving to your pets and all animals, please. Peace ☮️

They are extremely observant. I think some words they will recognize when they’ve associated it with something. Walk with going outside for a walk.. hungry with getting food.. etc because you can say the word without the tone and they get excited. Otherwise yes tone & energy.

Posted by Adreamuponwaking

It has to be right? If physical abuse and neglect can be a thing with pets. Why not verbal abuse? (because theoretically they don't exactly understand you?idk). Thoughts?

I was staying at a friends about two weeks ago and the way she was yelling at her cats deeply disturbed me ( like calling them an f*cking idiot).

I wondered if she's like that with past people she dated/ was married too.

She's twice divorced.

it´s a disgusting character trait ....i could never be friends with a person like that.

vile.

Posted by Adreamuponwaking

It has to be right? If physical abuse and neglect can be a thing with pets. Why not verbal abuse? (because theoretically they don't exactly understand you?idk). Thoughts?

I was staying at a friends about two weeks ago and the way she was yelling at her cats deeply disturbed me ( like calling them an f*cking idiot).

I wondered if she's like that with past people she dated/ was married too.

She's twice divorced.

Apart from your friend... you know her better.. But IMO being mean to animals shows how aggressive someone is .. you should notice if she is also being mean to for example foreigners who dont understand the language or waiters.. etc.