Children identify with their abusers and begin to abuse an animal because it is a weaker victim than they are. To retaliate against an animal for a presumed wrong on the part of the animal. To satisfy a prejudice against a species or breed. To instill violent tendencies in an animal in order to express their own aggressive behaviors. To improve one s aggressive skills or to impress others.
Children kill an animal before a dominant adult can do so.
Children kill pets to rehearse their own suicide. Person kills an animal as practice to killing a human. Animals are tortured as part of a gang initiation or to gain status from their peers To shock people for amusement. To retaliate against another person. There are many things you can do to help create a non-violent community .