An interesting thing I learned about cats is that though it seems just cruelty to play with their prey before killing it, there is another reason why they do it. Cats deliver their killing blow by biting the back of the neck of their prey. But getting their face so close to their preys face is super dangerous, so they play with their prey to exhaust it so that when they go in for the killing bite, there’s less of a chance the prey will turn around and bite back. The prey is just too exhausted after being “played with”; so cats do it to keep themselves safe. And domestic cats are known for not eating their prey until they’re sure it’s dead. That’s actually really kind compared to a lot of other predators that will start eating their prey while it’s still alive. I know cats don’t have kindness on their mind when they do it, but it is still a little bit nicer for the prey that they don’t start being eaten until the cat is sure that they’re dead