Shocking Facts About The Rise Of Animal Abuse Online “ Thoughts On Life And Love | Mental Health Therapy
Animal abuse online is rising. In the past few weeks I have been conducting research into this concerning phenomenon. I found that although there is some information online about animal abuse, there is very little when it comes to why people are watching animal abuse and why it is increasing in numbers. In this blog post, I will outline the current state of affairs when it comes to animal abuse online, in particular baby macaque monkeys and I will attempt to explain the psychology behind the desire to see sentient creatures being tortured and abused.
Shocking facts about animal abuse online
My quest into understanding the dynamics regarding animal abuse online all began innocently enough. I tend to visit Twitter daily to see what is trending. As I was scrolling I came across two of the cutest baby macaque monkeys who had been ‘saved from a flood’ (see the main featured image — this is where it all started for me). I couldn’t help but click on their image. They were waiting patiently for a bottle of milk to be prepared, covered in mud with one monkey sucking its thumb. The image of these two baby monkeys brought out all my natural nurturing instincts.