Do you think you can tell a lot about someone by how they treat their pets?

by Assassin~ Badass Buzz Guru Posted 2012/05/09 13:57:32

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Haley 2012/05/29 09:09:40 (edited)

No

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I say this because almost everyone loves their pets and it's easy to treat them well. I think the best way to judge someone's character is to see how they treat ppl who are their "inferiors" (by this I mean someone who they can treat poorly and get away with it, for example, an employee to some extent) and how kindly (or unkindly) they respond to people who are being crass or unkind to them.

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relic 2012/05/28 02:33:32 (edited)

Yes

Also, whether or not they /have/ a pet reveals a lot about them.

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Purebread#1 2012/05/27 22:18:51

Yes

Categorically, YES! Abusive to animals, abusive to people, places, things..And they have no conscious about it.. sad, lonely, pathetic people............. : (

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≌PoPTart≌ 2012/05/25 15:13:25

No

My mother will be so sweet to her dog in public cause its a chihuahua but I have seen her kick & punch it in her own home. People think she's a little "angel" because she has this little dog. It's sickening.

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diane RN 2012/05/20 17:42:33

Yes

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I like my dogs better than I like most people.

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Lori 2012/05/19 02:01:24

Yes

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If you can't take care of the most unconditional love you will find, how can you take care of people??

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Undead Little Red 2012/05/15 14:59:14

Yes

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Most people treat others in a similar way they treat their pets. If they're kind and respectful to their four legged family members it's likely they're the same (or close to the same) way with people.

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JuliaLoren 2012/05/14 18:27:05

Yes

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100% and i have no problem telling someone if they are treating an animal badly.

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mjkowal 2012/05/10 15:57:10

Yes

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Absolutely! We have fostered rescue dogs for years! I can tell you that I have already judged some of their previous owners, site unseen.

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Mr.Steve 2012/05/10 12:17:03
relic to Mr.Steve 2012/05/28 02:36:44

+1
I taught my Rotti to cower with a certain hand-signal.

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Mr.Steve to relic 2012/05/29 12:17:29
justnotsaying (: 2012/05/10 06:13:41

No

Not really.

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susan BN-0 2012/05/10 04:35:17

Yes

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Yes

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RJS 2012/05/10 04:34:27

Yes

You can tell a lot about how a person treats anyone under their authority, animal or human.

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Jayfeather 2012/05/10 00:31:25

Yes

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Well, being a cat, I don't really keep pets. However, I do believe that you can really tell something about a person's character based on how they treat animals. There was a quote I knew that was relevant to this, but I forgot it.... oh well.

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Piperpc to Jayfeather 2012/05/10 15:40:53

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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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Jayfeather to Piperpc 2012/05/10 22:12:12

+1
Thanks dude.

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seattleman 2012/05/09 23:26:41

Yes

Absolutely!

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Boomer 2012/05/09 20:51:58

Yes

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Yes if you treat your pet with love and respect tells me a lot about who you are as a person. If I see that your dog ( I am a dog person) is very excited about seeing you that tells me a lot about who you are. Dogs are excellent judges of character.

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Cookie 2012/05/09 20:47:37

Yes

If a person is mean to an animal then that person is mean to people.Those types of people are nothing but bullies who haven't got the balls to pick on somebody their own size.

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Piperpc 2012/05/09 18:12:31 (edited)

Yes

I believe you can tell a lot about someone, by how they treat animals in general.

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The Reaper 2012/05/09 17:27:33

Yes

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Yes it is a direct reflection on how they treat their fellow human!

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john 2012/05/09 17:26:34

Yes

i won't say if i look like my dog

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☂cinderella.dress.in.yellow☂ 2012/05/09 16:43:22

No

theymay treat there pets like royalty but they may treat humans like crap

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Justin.Long 2012/05/09 16:39:46

Yes

Yes because animals are so dependent on us hoe we treat them is a pure reflection of self

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Seonag 2012/05/09 16:13:49

Yes

Generally you can, though there are some exceptions.

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Lorax 2012/05/09 16:06:50

Yes

Yes, a pet becomes part of your family.

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tweet_tweet 2012/05/09 15:32:11 (edited)

No

Adolf Hitler was likely a vegetarian and stricly believed in not tormenting animals. He was ok with executing 6 million people though.

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Scott to tweet_t... 2012/05/09 15:45:50

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Hitler was NOT a vegetarian. And all the experimentation the Nazi's did on people, were done on animals first.

And finally, what a horrid example you've brought to a benign topic.

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tweet_t... to Scott 2012/05/09 19:53:06 (edited)

It's not a benign topic. Plenty of PETA supporters treat animals better than people. And look at this lovely law passed in Germany, 1933. Maybe the word "strictly" shouldn't have been used, but by reading that law, I'd rather have been an animal than a person living there.

http://www.worldfuturefund.or...

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Boomer to tweet_t... 2012/05/09 20:55:13

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PETA supporters are brain dead, PETA has killed more animals then they have ever saved.

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Boomer to tweet_t... 2012/05/09 20:54:17

Really!!!! Hitler!!! you could not find something more to this topic?

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MJ 2012/05/09 15:11:24

Yes

yes

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Maria 2012/05/09 15:10:12

Yes

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Very Intellect advise from the book....if your new guy had pets and treat them very well then good chance he'll treat you well...also you can check out whenever guy treat his mother, sister good then result of good chance to have hook up relationship.

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POWERSHAKER 2012/05/09 15:03:15

Yes

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Yes. If a person is mean to their pets, they'll probably be mean to people, too.

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VERYwiseguy 2012/05/09 14:37:16

Yes

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Serial killers usually share this they abused animals as children.

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/05/09 14:14:15

Yes

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YES... anyone that would harm a defenseless animal WILL eventually harm a person.

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Flowers 2012/05/09 14:09:44

Yes

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If they are abusive to the animal, they are probably not going to be a very loving person. Animals are not inanimate objects, they feel pain; they can usually sense our emotions better then we can. I would not stay with someone who intentionally hurt an animal except for extreme situations (life in jeopardy for example)

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Pat 2012/05/09 14:08:58

Yes

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Absolutely. You can judge a person or a society by how hey treat those who can't care for themselves whether it's animals or people.

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