How Would You React If Your Child Killed An Animal?

I would be furious, I don't know exactly what I would do but something would have to be done as this sort of thing has to be stopped, as it is becoming the common thing unfortunately these days....

Ohh dear .. if I ever found out anyone .. and that's ANYONE .. had deliberately killed an animal just to have a bit of fun .. I would be sooo angry I would probably have to walk away .. probably for a few days or more as i would be soooo angry ... and then I'd disown them and report them .. it's the one thing I simply cannot tolerate .. In my life I have reported several people for animal neglect .. there is just no acceptable reason for neglecting an animal .. some were prosecuted and fined large amounts ..

Goodness!!! I sure hope that none of my children ever do that!!! I would think that my child had some serious issues that they would need help with if that were to happen!!! I would probably be in shock at first....not sure what to say to my child. I have taught them that life is very precious. And to take even an animals like for fun would be a horrid thing! And I would have to seek psychological help right away. Obviously there would be something going on in their heads for them to want to do something like this for fun! As for reporting my child...ouch...you know, I guess I would have to. My child needs to know that he or she is not above the law. And it is against the law to do this. So, as much as it would hurt to have to call and report it, I would have to. And I hope that they would see it the same as me...needing help.

I would be very mad. Would I smack them? No, I probably wouldn't because letting them no with the right tone of voice is more than enough and if they understand you're not a push over I think the child would consider his/her action regarding this. Reporting to the rspca? Well, This would depend although I don't it as it's quite far to teach them a lesson. especially since it could go to far and if the child was pressured by friends or something like that then reporting it would be quite harsh. Kudos, ~Joey

first of all i would be in a shock because in my beliefe you do not kill things nor use violance in any way i hope that wont happen but if it would i would sit with him and talk with him and find out what bothered him and why he did this after this talk i could decide what to do and how to overcome the problem because it would be clear that somthing here is not right and i have to fix this in my parental educating of the child.

Well Wolfie, I dont have kids but if I saw anyone doing this I would at least threaten to report them. I love all animals

I'm sure that it would depend on the age of the child, but no matter what I would be so angry that I would see red! Anyone who hurts an innocent animal has real problems, especially if they say that it was for "fun". There is absolutely nothing fun or normal about hurting an animal. I would be sure to get the child some psychological help, and you can be sure that he/she would be under the close watchful eye of mental health professionals for the rest of their childhood. I believe that torturing animals is a sign of bad things to come, as we have so often heard of in the news.

I would be soooo unglued, mortified, ashamed, angry, helpless and dumbfounded. We are a temporay emergency shelter for all types of animals. If after that one of my own children committed such a crime my heart would have been broken. How would I have dealt with it? I honestly do not know.

I don't care how old they were, if my kid murdered an animal, I'd call both the cops and family services. Any kid that kills an animal is in desperate need of psychiatric help and needs to becharged with whatever they can make stick to ensure his/her fingerprints and actions are on file in case he does something as bad or worse. Kids that kill animals are the ones who go on to be sociopathic serial killers

if i found out if my kid if if had one had killed an innocent animal i would discipline them. i would be going mad as to how my child would want to hurt a defenceless animal? i would most probably report my kid to the RSPCA. i suppose if any kid had a good upbringing they wouldnt commit an offence like this

That is so cruel. I would allow them to do so. If they had done by mistake i would let them know of how bad it is and don't let them do the same ever again. Smacking doesn't solve the issue. The best communication way that children can understand is the way of an example and if you have that approach nothing is better than that. May be they are not aware of the pain. So when they get injured you could probably take this topic out and let them know how it feels to have pain and the same applies to all living beings.

Oh my, I don't even like to think of this! Thank goodness my girls never did anyhting like this, I would have been horrified! How many times have we heard on the news about serial killers and how it all started as kids when they would torture and kill some poor animal? Oh no, I do not want to even think about this one!

Most children, when raised to respect people and animals, wouldn't harm an animal. However, there might be an underlying problem with the child. It could be the child's way of attracting attention or perhaps (s)he vents their anger on smaller, defenceless creatures. It will be up to the parent to explain to the child why that kind of bahaviour is unacceptable, and then try and find out what is really causing the child's aggression.

I would have a very hard time with that because I would want to knock some sense into them I mean LITERALLY knock some sense into them. I guess it would depend on their age and I would definately take privalages away but maybe talk to the RSPCA would be the best way to get results.

OOH, what a horrible thought. I would be very disturbed if one of my kids did this, as I have always heard about people who become serial killers often start off as kids by killing animals. I would seek professional help if they did repeat it and were getting a kick out of it, as this is not normal. Thank god I have never had to find out!!!!

Obviously, a child who would do such a thing is troubled or does not have any sense of stewardship. As a parent, I would talk to the child, not spank them. The child might probably have a poor understanding of the value of certain things and especially life. Before thinking about the action we would take on our kids if such a thing happened, it is very important to remember that they are kids.

I am one that believes in stewardship of animals. If we just kill them for fun, we will not have them to use down the road. I think I would make them take care of the same animal for a year. By doing that they would be reminded everyday of what they did. In that time I would hope they would gain comapssion for the animal kingdom.

I would talk to their pediatrician about getting them a psychiatric evaluation. Generally, young children who harm small animals for fun/pleasure have something going on with them that can potentially be dangerous.

Honestly, I'd probably be scared of my child at first. Killing animals for pleasure is actually a sign that your child could eventually develop into a psychopath. I'd immediately give him/her a long lecture about how that sort of cruelty is wrong. Then I'd go on to punishing. If I saw my child repeat it, I'd definitely go on to smacking him/her on the butt and taking away most of their rights for a certain time period.

i would be furious......... but even its a wrong deed just by reporting to RSPCA doesnot change his attitude ....... u have to show patience and try to discuss with him the cuteness of that animal also how well it remained as a good pet to him..... also try to learn why he does that thing... he might be feeling insecured mentally....... so pls try to gain his confidence towards u and turn his attitude.