Reply #34: Pettiness is a sign of fear, and a lack of love (internal/external).

[Fire Walk With Me]

Also, believing it can be gotten away with helps.

"The measure of a man is not what he does, but what he does when he thinks no one is looking."

I read recently that house cats torment their prey before killing them, and that they kill every other day or so. And that feral cats kill quickly, to eat.