In fact, I assume that most people would feel some mild aversion to animal “cruelty” even if they knew with certainty that the animals in question lack sensory awareness, because our evolved intuitions cannot be overridden without some effort.
There’s a lot of cultural variation there—the animal fights in the Roman coliseum, bull-fighting,, and bear-baiting are all examples of culturally supported use of animal suffering as part of entertainment.
There’s a lot of cultural variation there—the animal fights in the Roman coliseum, bull-fighting,, and bear-baiting are all examples of culturally supported use of animal suffering as part of entertainment.
Plus the infamous cat-burning in Paris.
Cat’s? They burned cats? Why on earth would they bother burning cats? It’s witches, wood or nothing!