My Husband Hates Animals

I just learned today that my husband of 7 years genuinely hates animals. He's never been very warm to the few we have (a dog and we keep chickens) but only recently did he spell it out very clearly for me. >working out in the garden >our dog starts barking so I investigate >another dog has approached our driveway and is barking back >people camp nearby so I know where it came from >take our dog inside and go back to the garden >ten minutes later I hear a gunshot >my husband executed it from a few yards away >it's clearly domesticated and not feral >his excuse is "It doesn't have a collar on" and "this is what I do with cats and snakes anyway" >was it aggressive? >"It could have been" >against his wishes I call the sheriff >sure enough the dog really did belong to a nearby family and they threaten to sue us >sheriff says the dog was off a leash and had no identification so there's nothing he can do >husband is upset apologetic at all >when the father of the other family became belligerent my husband says and I quote "Watch it or you'll be next, boy" What am I supposed to do? I don't know how to sit him down and explain he shouldn't just shoot animals who venture onto the property and I don't feel like it's a conversation I should even need to have.

A woman recounts how her husband shot a neighbor’s domesticated dog after it wandered into their driveway, then threatened the dog’s family when they objected. The joke is the husband’s horrifyingly casual attitude toward killing animals and escalating the situation, while the narrator treats explaining basic compassion and legality as an absurdly difficult conversation. EN: A woman recounts how her husband shot a neighbor’s domesticated dog after it wandered into their driveway, then threatened the dog’s family when they objected. The joke is the husband’s horrifyingly casual attitude toward killing animals and escalating the situation, while the narrator treats explaining basic compassion and legality as an absurdly difficult conversation.

• @eternalclassic / 12062 2022-04-16