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This is an all too common phenomenon-Children abusing/killing animals.
Just recently, a 7-yr old broke into the zoo in Canberra- beating 13 small lizards and reptiles to death with a rock and feeding them to an alligator.
One probable cause is that these children are sociopaths/have sociopathic tendencies- meaning have they no conscience, possess no ability to feel empathy/sympathy and display an overall egotistic and self-involved point of view of life.
Many statistics estimate that 1/25 people posses sociopathic traits. The causes can most often be directly related to some form of abnormal development in the frontal lobe of the brain or more commonly thought-neglect/ abuse within infancy and the first few years of life.
Example-
When a child cries over and over and is neglected, the infant learns that it will receive no attention, or even worse will be punished for his action- if the child is not nurtured and attended to- a certain mentality develops within the child - where he must ' fend for himself' and crying, screaming whining asking for help is useless- no one cared for the child so the child lacks the understanding of how to care for others.
Often the child does not know how to cope with these feelings and so finds a smaller, more helpless creature to test his limits and help him feel like he is in control.
Of course, this is no excuse, growing up in a society teaches a child right from wrong- even if he doesnt 'feel bad' for beating a lizard to death with a rock a person comes to understand it is wrong in society's eyes and illegal by law- sort of a 'self aware sociopath' so he will refrain from doing so only on these grounds.
Click on the link below to read more about Sociopaths
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It causes bubbles in the cells which can kill/cause cancer!
Do lizards kill animals?
all animals kill other animals
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Do some wild animals kill animals for there food?
Yes. All wild animals kill animals for their food.
Should you kill wild animals?
No never kill wild animals
What animals does rat posion kill?
Rat poison can kill any small animal , but if a large animal contains the poison with a certain amount it will possibly kill or injure the possessor. Rat poison can also kill babies or small children.
Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house in to kill a mockingbird?
Superstition causes the children to be afraid of the Radley family's house in "To Kill a Mockingbird". The rumors and myths surrounding Boo Radley make the children believe he is a monstrous figure, leading to their fear of his home.
What will happen if you kill the animals?
I will kill you.
How did you kill animals without getting hurt?
I didn't kill any animals.
Do wallabies kill animals?
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What is the original meaning of butcher?
One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food., A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle., To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs., To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
