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Animal vs human sympathy
I get really upset when I read about animal cruelty but not so much when it relates to people, do you think there is something wrong with me, or does anyone else feel similar (be honest)? Don't get me wrong I am not cold and there have been some nasty murders/abuse stories that have made my heart ache but I find these really easy to forget whereas I tend to remember and not be able to shake the stories and images from animal abuse cases and its confusing me. Do you think maybe it is harder to relate to people you don't know than animals?? x ps - please don't persecute me for asking this, I honestly am being serious x
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.A couple of days ago a car comb went off in Iraq. On the news, they should the damage left behind and a fireman washing all the blood off the street. I can't remember how many innocent people died.
In the middle of all the carnage there was a donkey with his cart all destroyed just standing there in the blood with everyone running around him. After the report ended, I realised I hadn't heard a word, just been looking at the poor donkey wondering if he was hurt.
Strange what grabs your attention.
I think it is a normal reaction - it is hard to accept the true spectrum of human suffering because the implications of what we see are too much for many to handle e.g. the pain of those hurt / killed, the family left behind, the anger and hatred felt by those that survive, the desire for revenge, the motives for the attack in the first place and what that all means for our supposedly civilised (or at least civilising) society etc. Whereas pain to animals fits neatly into a simple perspective of good (the animals) and bad (the people inflicting pain) without any need for trying to see a bigger picture or emphasis with the full spectrum of human suffering.
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