"Geez. kids see real road kill. Does that make them cruel to animals?"
Yes they see it, and normal children feel bad for the animal, they don't make light of it.
I grew up in a farming and ranching area. Butchering animals for food was routine. I didn't turn out to be a serial killer or someone who kicks small dogs for fun.
Oh. I saw plenty of road kill when I was kid and it didn't scar me for life. Grow up.
Well, twisted or not, my kids would have loved these gummies... would still love them. Hope I can find some to save for their Easter Baskets or Christmas stockings. Shoot, one year I gave my son an Easter vulture. It got lost in an airport a couple of years later. He still grieves. He's 25. LOL
No they don't, they want to look at it more closely. If given a chance, they'll poke it with a stick to turn up the critters consuming it. It's not abnormal behavior. This is how children first begin to encompass the cycle of life and death. In normal children, compassion is learned, not inherited.