I saw a video where someone took a living bullfrog, made it into two pieces, still alive, and then sat him on his back in a bowl of soy sauce and proceeded to consume his insides while he watched, still alive. Spazzing in pain.
And the dogs that were burned alive with a flame-thrower... That one scarred me for life. I also saw someone do it to a cat. (all this online btw). Those dogs probably spent their whole lives thinking "these people are my friends". I'm shaking right now just talking about it. If I ever witness something like that happen in front of me (eye for an eye).
I find it ironic that horror movies like Saw depict these gruesome over-the-top torturous deaths and we all react like "that's so awful!!! I couldn't imagine that happening to me!! I'm glad it's just a movie..."
...and meanwhile we are doing those things to helpless animals and it nobody even questions it. You can't get much more f*king evil than that.
I've lost all trust in all people, because I have this pre-conceived notion now that everyone is a potential animal torturer without me knowing. I wish humans would just disappear. I truly feel that humans are evil and that people who are smart, kind, and responsible are extremely rare exceptions to the rule.
At my last job I got to spend time with people who abuse animals. Part of the reason I walked off. I got to look at terrified, dehydrated, cramped dogs in their eyes everyday, and watch coworkers taunting them. It seems like default human nature is to cause destruction and pain. And we see this in every moment of our history as long as we have recorded history. Humans are scum. I trust none of them. Generally the only people I really feel comfortable around are my fur friends.