DB> BR> But cruelty is a practice reserved to humans.  Animals kill to
 DB> BR> eat, do not maim simply to cause pain, and generally behave in
 DB> BR> what could be termed a 'reasonable' (or consistent with their
 DB> BR> behavioral ruleset) manner.  People, however, do all sorts of
 DB> BR> aberrant things simply because they can.
 DB> Ever watch a cat with a mouse? Dogs and cats? Just to name a couple. 
 DB> Besides... killing IS cruel, even if justified. I do agree the human 
 DB> race is especially creative in its approach, though.
   Disagree.  The cat is being a cat, the dog is being a dog - their synapses 
are prewired, and the cruelty is our perception, but not something about 
which 
the critters think - and cruelty, by definition, requires thought.
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