People who don't like animals are more likely to have dark personality traits, study finds

UK Daily Mail ^ | 10/7/2025 | Johnathan Chadwick

[Texas Eagle]

You could try training it.

Just spitballin'.

[Veto!]

I’ve always liked animals better than humans.

My grandfather gave me a Pomeranean puppy when I was four years old and I haven’t been without an animal since. Two cats amd a dog when I lived in a house with a huge fenced yard, just a cat mow in a senioor community. But feed outdoor feral cat every night too, as does another neighbor.

My daughter is allergic to cats but has four dogs, walks them for hours every day. She lives in a lovely house about a mile away.

[Secret Agent Man]

I wonder how many secretly like dogs and animals, but have to say they don’t because of everyone else around them, not to stand out and get torn up by people.

[Veto!]

Just love the dog more. Walk it, pet it,smile at it, tell it what a “good doggie” it is. If a dog is even slightly afraid of you, it will do dumb things,

[Veto!]

St. Francis s loved dpgs and other animals. He created the wonderful set of figures with animals surrounding Mary and Joseph at the birth of Jesus. I’ve been to Assisi and saw so many lovely sets there. Really a holy place, ;and I’m not very religious.

[Schatze]

I like animals. Except for pit bulls and snakes.

It’s humans I have less regard for.

Totally with you on that! I've known some humans who are pit bulls and snakes.

[Bobbyvotes]

https://youtube.com/shorts/8h-tnoZxzW8?si=YII5czDGe6mQzUoR
Training my puppy dog to run fast🤓

[doc maverick]

We have cats, dog, skunks, coons, possums and they all get along fine.

[doorgunner69]

Rat dogs excepted I hope.

Nothing worse than a snappy yammering chihuahua trying to bite you.

[doorgunner69]

” (excluding cockroaches, mosquitoes, lampreys and the like) turns out to be trouble.”

The analog to human lawyers in the animal world.

[Veto!]

Racoons are a nuisance here. I feed a feral cat every night on the deck. “Blackie” needs his dinner but sometimes the racoons come up and steal it before he gets to it. Booo, Hisssss to coons.

[waterhill]

I got some serious dogs and a couple of cats. It’s your ass.

I put up signs. And I sleep naked with a shotgun.

[Beowulf9]

“Here kitty! Let me pet your little pumpkin head.”

😆😆😆

Oh, that is so funny! And cute!

But funny!

[alexander_busek]

"Scientists in Serbia have found a link between psychopathy and the belief that animals aren't as worthy as humans."

Animals are NOT as "worthy" as humans!

There, I said it!

(Stupidly formulated lede!)

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I made great friends with a half dozen dumpster cats at an apartment where I lived with a can of tuna.

An empty refrigerator carton is not an "apartment."

And a man who lives with a can of tuna is not to be trusted!

Regards,

[newfreep]

...researchers from the University of Turin found that being single was associated with higher levels of psychopathic traits.

...and we should always trust university professors...

[jimfr]

I was wondering how long it would take to get a rational critically thinking response. Pets are smelly, dirty and pests. But I would never think of harming them. Many pet owners abuse the pets and think it is cute to do so. They are also often selfish.

[mewzilla]

I'll just toss this in, from a few ago...

Meghan Markle Is 'Distraught' After Her Beloved Rescue Dog Breaks Two Legs: Report

[cyclotic]

Unfortunately no.

I was at a camping expo and know one of the vendors. He added some chew toys to their lineup of unbreakable bungee cords and insisted I take one.

[TheThirdRuffian]

I’m just a rancher. I love my house cat and respect my barn cats. Like my working dogs, too. Nice to my cows.

But the cows are food. Dogs and barn cats work for a living.

House cat is a princess, but thats another story.