If there is one thing on this planet that causes unnecessary suffering in animals, it's anthropomorphizing them. Yes, animals have emotions. Yes, I believe they can become attached to their owners. But they don't have the cause and effect processes or sense of self and others--
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Unneutered toms really do go around with roid rage when they're in that mood, though Like you wouldn't be asking why the Kzinti are cat-people if people still generally dealt with real toms as part of daily life
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This same cat got so stir-crazy he made a game of chasing his own tail, *successfully caught it*, gave it a killing bite, and then howled in terrible pain
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we don't have any mirrors at animal-level to do this kind of test at home
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Are floor length mirrors a relic of the past or something?
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i've had cats that i'm pretty sure DID pass the mirror test and at least one i'm absolutely positive did NOT pass it.)