@Helveticus That's not true. Dr. Phil had a guest on his show once, a little boy and Dr. Phil was saying to his family that they had a potential serial killer on their hands. I know about it because I was taught by the guy who taught Dr. Phil, they became friends and still talk sometimes. He called up Phil and said he knew better than that, Phil said, "Yeah, but it gets ratings." He was damaging the kid, for money. In truth, kids who harm animals often grow out of it, especially with therapy.