Sadly, I’ve seen Freepers defend the right of animal torturers to do what they want with their “property”. There are also those ready to suggest how to off neighbors’ cats and to joke about ways that cats should be exterminated.
They are of course in the extreme minority of posters here, but such animal threads have sometimes been a magnet for disgusting Freeper comments.
Thank you, there are some on FR who can’t wait to insult people without any facts.