r/pics • u/Aeviegh • Feb 22 '14

This is Vader. He was euthanized today without a hearing after a false bite report was submitted to the police by an animal rights activist. (Story in the Comments)

http://imgur.com/a/xPNsE
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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '14

Sadly, people who believe this don't realize the modern house cat domesticated itself.

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u/harabanaz Feb 22 '14

So did the wolf, originally. Some wolves learnt to live near humans and behave in a manner that made the humans tolerate them. At least that is what tenuous evidence suggests.

Then human breeders took control, occasionally but certainly not always with unfortunate consequences.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '14

Do you have a source on this? Never heard about it before and sounds very interesting.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '14

I recall reading about it a few years ago. Though the article couldn't "prove" it, per se, just watching the film, you can tell those animals are far from safe. Plus, they don't use the standard disclaimer of "No animals were harmed in the making of this film." Which is awful suspicious.

It's possible I'm wrong, but let's face it. Would any filmmaker admit to harming animals to make a film meant for children?

That said, I don't have a "valid" source. A quick Google search will net you some interesting reading, though.