Is this weird or am I being too serious? *Content warning- animal cruelty* edited by MNHQ

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Hi please tell me honestly if this is me being too serious or am I right?

I love animals and never want to see any being harmed. I have my own cat who is my little shadow and best friend.

I have a new friend (6 months give or take.) She knows I love animals and how much I love my cat.

Anyway, she keeps saying how much she dislikes cats and is going to skin mine when she comes to visit. I laughed this off.

she sent me a vid where an animal was being mistreated and I asked her not to send me anything like that, sort of laughed this off.

She told me she previously went to a festival and left her dog home alone without no one coming to feed it etc for 4 days. She gave the dog up eventually. I didn’t comment.

Last night she sent me a video of two rabbits all well and fluffy at first then the video cuts out and then two rabbits skinned and put on sticks appear, they’re then cooked and eaten.

I politely asked her not to send me anything like that. She said I’m a meat eater so shouldn’t be bothered. I said I know I am but I don’t want to see videos like this.

is this weird? She hasn’t said she’s joking but seems to find winding me up like this amusing. I’m rethinking my friendship???

I am. I’m not staying friends with her

This is hideous - delete her from your life this is not funny & she’s not someone you need to know.

Having no friends is preferable to being friends with a person who enjoys animal abuse. I'd rather sit in my house on my own forever than spend time with someone like this.

This may be a daft question but have you actually met this creature? I can’t tell for sure from your post. I’m hoping no, then it would be easier for you to give this monster the elbow.

no we have met several times. She’s been my friend for 6 months. I just can’t believe I’ve been so stupid. I did really like her but found aspects of her personality off/disturbing/not right. I was scared of saying the wrong thing to her, of how she may react. I thought to myself the other day it’s not right if I’m scared to say anything to her. Walking eggshells. I’ve trusted her with information that I feel quite sick to the stomach about.

Text “Fuck off you nasty bitch”

Problem solved.

That’s a pity. Next question is does she know where you live? I’m wondering how easily you can get her out of your life.

Echo what other posters have said! I actually think there is a link between psychopaths and people who harm or enjoy watching harm to animals! I would actually just block her

She’s a fucking psychopath.

Block her. Never speak to her again.

Do not allow her near your home.

People who abuse animals go on to abuse children/vulnerable people.

The sick bitch.

She would have been EX potential friend after the first video, or comment about my cat or her poor dog.

That is one sick,twisted and warped friend you have. I’d be terminating the friendship.

if she’d made the ‘joke’ about skinning my cat that would have been the end of the friendship. She sounds disturbed.

Good for you! You will make nicer friends as you deserve. The dog abandonment speaks to who she really is.
Maybe look to a cat/ animal social media page or charity for new and better friends? Good luck.

Stop telling her "politely" or laughing it off.

If it was me in this situation I'd be bluntly saying "Seriously, WTF? What is wrong with you? I don't find it funny, I've told you this before already. We're done."

Oh yikes. This is horrible. I'd put huge distance between myself and this person.

Course it’s weird Op can’t believe u even had to ask!!! Do not let this person know where you live, they will be after your cat! Block and delete

Get rid of the ‘friend’

This is really really unhinged. End the friendship. Don’t let her anywhere near your cat.

I was only tempted to vote YABU because what the hell are you doing being mates with this psycho on the first place? That's the weird part, not that you're now rethinking the friendship.

I'm not really an animal lover but I'd have been off at the first joke about skinning cats, let alone the abuse video. She sounds disturbed.

Even ignoring the specifics you've told her not to do something at least twice and she's still doing it - she doesn't respect you or your boundaries.

You've only known her a few months, it's not like you're losing an amazing long term friendship - just get rid.

OP, I know you've said that you won't be friends with this person any more, but I think you need to work on maintaining the boundaries that are important to you.

Why on earth are you laughing this off? There's nothing remotely funny about any of it.

Also why would you be friends with a weirdo like this? Get rid.

Block her. She's some kind of pervert.

I'm not a cat or dog person. I'm not keen on animals in general. But fuck me, she's a nutter! Get shut!!

She left her dog alone for FOUR days?!?!?!? After she told me that I definitely would have ended the friendship. Like a pp said, she sounds like a true psychopath and all of her violent animal comments are disgusting.

What a cunt.
I never use that word, but it’s very fitting.

She sounds like a psychopath, she wouldn’t be coming in my home, she wouldn’t be calling me.

She’s sick, playing with you at best- dangerous at worst. She’s utter scum.