To be offended by children throwing things at a dead animal on the side of the road?

[blackkitty1234]

Walking my dog and the kids are coming out of the local high school in their droves. Sadly there is a dead badger that’s been hit and placed on the grass verge. In come a group of boys who start throwing stuff at it. I told them to stop and they tell me ‘it’s a fucking animal’. AIBU to find this behaviour disgusting and pull them up on it? I wish parents would raise their children to have a deeper respect and compassion for non human life 😕

I can understand why you're offended by it. It would disturb me as well

It’s disrespectful, would upset me to see that.

Disgusted, disappointed, ashamed - yeah, fair enough, their parents are clearly not teaching the kids respect.
Offended? That's a weird reaction.

I agree and would be disturbed too but I also think that the sort of person who would do something like that is highly unlikely to respond favourably to being pulled up on their behaviour.

@WellyBootsAreYouFrom

Disgusted, disappointed, ashamed - yeah, fair enough, their parents are clearly not teaching the kids respect. Offended? That's a weird reaction.

I guess I was offended by their response of ‘it’s a fucking animal’ as if that in any way makes it ok. Makes you wonder about the parents... 😕

How could you not respond

"So are you, you nobhead"

We're all animals, clearly biology not going well at that school.

That seems lame at that age. And yes, disrespectful.

With younger kids I wouldn't think much of it, they'd be doing it from curiosity at least in part.

@LaurieFairyCake

How could you not respond

"So are you, you nobhead"

We're all animals, clearly biology not going well at that school.

Lol, you’ve guessed my response to them. I shouted ‘So are you, you’re a fucking animal, you jerks’. They just continued walking. I suppose I’ve just been reminded of why I prefer animals to people. 😒

little twats.

God some parents really dont raise their children very well do they

What disgusting children. I'd be bloody ashamed of mine if they did that. No need.

YANBU

Although I'm cringing at 'jerks'.

Who even says that? 😄

Good for you OP, horrible little fuckers.

Horrible, that would upset me too, and I’d tell them so too.

It’s not nice. It’s the sort of behaviour adults should discourage.

However if you were to go back in time literally a thousand years or more you would find children doing the exact same thing, so I wouldn’t worry too much about the present state of humanity.

Unless you're a vegan you're a hypocrite

Immature, nasty little twats thinking they’re big. They won’t amount to anything in life as they won’t be the kids that have a brain and won’t be kind.

@HallieKnight

Unless you're a vegan you're a hypocrite

Don't be ridiculous, just because you eat animals doesn't mean you have no respect for any of them.

I read a while back that a lot of dead badgers at the side of a road are dumped there by the scum that find badger baiting fun.

www.badgertrust.org.uk/report

From memory reporting locations can help narrow down possible gangs.

The swearing at you is offensive.

Playing around with a dead animal (that they almost certainly didn't kill) - no. I think this is just kids/teens being kids/teens. We would have done stuff like this when I was younger, I remember a friend picking up a dead rat at the road side with a stick and chasing us with it.

‘So are you, you’re a fucking animal, you jerks’.

Didn't exactly cover yourself in glory with that response and interestingly was left out of your OP.

I haven't heard jerk since 1992. I bet the kids didn't know what it meant!

@Nikhedonia

‘So are you, you’re a fucking animal, you jerks’.

Didn't exactly cover yourself in glory with that response and interestingly was left out of your OP.

Get off your high horse! I’d love to know know you would you respond...

@HallieKnight

Unless you're a vegan you're a hypocrite

Yes. I am vegan and I have been vegan for 6 years although I don’t see how it’s relevant.