Would you do this for a certain amount of money?

My ex and I have an ongoing debate about the theory that "everyone has a price". He reckons he would happily kill a kitten for a free car service. He was raised on a farm and doesn't feel empathy, so really this isn't surprising.

But he believes that there would be a line for me, where if someone would offer me an outrageous amount to murder a kitten, I would do it. And you know, I don't think I would. If there was a million dollars on the table, I would certainly try to find a way to trick the person offering into believing I'd done it... or if the animal was suffering/terminal I might consider it. But even then, the simple act would be too hard. But honestly I'd be more likely to just take it home and love it.

What do you think?

 

Very interesting trend. How about if you had to kill a cat to save yourself or a loved one?

Mayb your right about ur partner because of his background. Personally itll take me so much to have the courage to kill an animal or anyone for tht matter. Also im frightened of cats so itll prob take too much for me to actually get close to one.

 

What if you did kill the kitten quickly and painlessly and then used the money to support cat rescue centers?

Many more cats that might have died would then live decent lives.

I'm not actually serious here. I would find it impossible to do as a cat lover, even knowing that it could save many more cats.

 

I think it's ok to kill an animal if you are going to eat it, or if it's in terminal distress.
To kill another predator though, like a cat, seems very fucked up to me.

 

You could write a story..."The Million Dollar Kitten",detailing the moral dilemmas involved and the fate of the little kitty...

 

That's completely different than for money.

I'm sure I would stamp a kitten to death to save a loved one (although in the end it would be a really strange and so most likely only hypothethical situation anyway ).
I'm also pretty damn sure I wouldn't kill a completely healthy cat just to cash in.

 

I don't see what growing up on a farm has to do with killing cats and not feeling empathy. There is a pretty big difference (in my opinion) between slaughtering cattle for food and killing a domesticated animal/pet like a kitten for free car service.

But no, I would not kill a cat. I don't even like cats but the idea seems a bit fucked up.

 

Well, on a farm you are more often confronted with death of animals. I know that many farmers who find another nest of kittens in their haystack do not bring those kittens to an animal shelter or pay to get them let put to death by a vet every time.

 

If someone killed my cat, I'd kill them. And I don't mean that figuratively.

 

That is not the issue.

 

I'd also do some unpleasant things to someone who chose to kill a cat in my area... : /

And on the strict topic of "what would you do for money..", well even when I was poor, there were lots of things I wouldn't do for money.

I remember in business, there was this deal, really nice money. But the guy I was working with was a moron. So I just told him "shove the deal up your arse". I just feel that money is irrelevant in relation to some things. The principle of £1 can be worth more than many many thousands.

In other words, sometimes people just can't be bought.

 

I find questions like these interesting. Take, for example, charities that help the blind. Training a seeing eye dog for a blind person is very expensive. I can't remember the exact number, but I know that for the same price you could cure hundreds of people of blindness in the third world by funding groups that provide people with free cataract surgeries.

 

Well, the irony about killing animals is that there are people who feel all about and warm and fuzzy inside about donating to PETA, thinking they're saving animals, when most of the animals taken into care by PETA are euthanized.

 

That your ex sucks and the fact that he would happily kill a kitten makes me think he is a terrible person..I am hoping you keep him as your ex to

 

I sort of feel that killing a cat would be supporting evil. Sort of like, things are interconnected in some way.

I remember going to "war" with a scummy organisation over quite a small amount of money, that didn't actually matter to me. It was the principle. Yes the "war" caused me inconveneince. But it caused other people much more hassle too. Looking back, I'd do exactly the same thing again. Every time.

Personally, I'd kill the sick fuck who was offering money to kill cats. Then rob his money and give it to the Cat Protection league. :2thumbsup:

 

You could not pay me a million dollars to kill a kitten...no way....no how...I cannot go to my grave with a million dollars...I can only go there with me.....and my conscious at the end.

 

I knew someone who went on about how he wanted to kill the neighbour's cat. He also said he'd commit paedophilia for a "million or so".

So I told his Mrs and his family about him. Needless to say, I don't consider this prick a friend any more.

With him, the conversn wasn't about dilemnas. It was about him being a sick fucked up idiot.

 

I am sure I would tackle someone and punch them repeatedly if I seen them killing a cat, especially for money..I would be beside myself..hopefully I would be able to control myself..senseless death, great way to push my buttons

 

Id cook and eat a kitten for a million dollars

Its a domesticated breed but just an animal nonetheless. Not too different from pig or cow which we slaughter for food. Other places slaughter dogs and cats and such and i dont particularly give a damn unless it was my pet or something. If its not a person who cares. I mean it is pretty fucked up to kill a dog or cat for no reason but to survive in some sort of drought or something where i needed to eat id do it. And if paid a million fuck yeah id do it.

 

They would probably do it for free if they could..yah! I killed an innocent animal..I am fierce, I am tough, I am man