Even those people tend to love their animals more often than not. I've seen farmers being affectionate to their cows or their pigs. I knew a poultry professor w

Even those people tend to love their animals more often than not. I've seen farmers being affectionate to their cows or their pigs. I knew a poultry professor who kills chicken all the time but seems to cuddle them when people aren't looking. My presumption has proven relatively useful in dealing with owners. Even loving an animal doesn't preclude abuse, though.