I've lived with folks who would unironically say "I bought you so you would love me!!!" while pinning the cat down to pet it, while the cat was under obvious du

I've lived with folks who would unironically say "I bought you so you would love me!!!" while pinning the cat down to pet it, while the cat was under obvious duress. There is definitely a non-negligible fraction of pet owners who do not empathize whatsoever with their pets, treating them instead as playthings for their own amusement.