▲ 54 ▼ Animals (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by lawrence@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GnothiSeauton@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (3 children) Why would a cat of all animals be confused about which ones to eat? They are obligate carnivores. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, they totally get it. We’d eat them if we were hungry enough, same as they’d eat us. This doesn’t conflict with our feelings of love and companionship. We’re all animals here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* We'd eat them if we were hungry enough They'd eat us if we were small enough. And the house cat has such a strong prey drive they'd likely do it for fun. I suspect when Mr. Rorschach bites on my hand he's testing the flavor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] seal_of_approval@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago* Cats are prey to some larger animals, and considering that many humans have portable machines that can instantly kill almost any living mammal, their concern about our diet is probably valid permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* To paraphrase the Coen Brothers: It is a fool that looks for logic in the comics of the preachy vegans permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, they totally get it. We’d eat them if we were hungry enough, same as they’d eat us. This doesn’t conflict with our feelings of love and companionship. We’re all animals here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* We'd eat them if we were hungry enough They'd eat us if we were small enough. And the house cat has such a strong prey drive they'd likely do it for fun. I suspect when Mr. Rorschach bites on my hand he's testing the flavor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* We'd eat them if we were hungry enough They'd eat us if we were small enough. And the house cat has such a strong prey drive they'd likely do it for fun. I suspect when Mr. Rorschach bites on my hand he's testing the flavor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] seal_of_approval@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago* Cats are prey to some larger animals, and considering that many humans have portable machines that can instantly kill almost any living mammal, their concern about our diet is probably valid permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* To paraphrase the Coen Brothers: It is a fool that looks for logic in the comics of the preachy vegans permalink fedilink source parent