Cats have been known for centuries for their ability to detect evil energy in the room or house. Though there is no scientific proof in favor of this claim, most people believe it.
However, the latest studies have shown that cats can judge human emotions and mood changes and detect sickness and disease in humans. Many people believe that cats can see evil in a person. Is it true, or is it just a myth? Let’s try to find out the reality.
Can Cats Sense a Bad Person?
Most feline fanciers agree that cats can sense a bad person; however, many argue against this. Though cats are great at feeling emotions and energy vibes from humans, technically speaking, it’s difficult to define “evil” scientifically.
In addition, we humans who have made categories of good and evil based on our moral values, the members of the animal world, have no concept of such values. So it’s difficult to decide whether cats can identify an evil person from a good person based on the thoughts in their mind.
However, since cats have evolved while living with humans over the centuries, they have mastered the art of interpreting human behaviors. So cats can judge humans based on their body language, physical actions, and facial expressions, and many scientific studies favor this statement.
So we can conclude that cats can label a person as “evil” only if that person shows his evil intent by his body language or actions. On the other hand, if the said person hides his intentions and pretends to be good, cats may not be able to detect evil in him.
How Cats Behave in the Presence of Evil / Bad people
You probably have heard the good old saying that trust is earned rather than demanded, especially when dealing with a mysterious pet like a cat. Usually, cats are a bit shy when they first meet a person.
They will take their time to judge the person and decide whether they are safe with the person. They will make up their mind quickly based on the person’s actions, body language, facial expressions, and emotional vibes.
Though sometimes cats can mistakenly tag you as a bad person if you are nearby and they see you at the moment when something terrible happened to them. So they start associating you with something wrong.
Whatever the reason, if they tag you as an evil person, their defensive mode turns on immediately. The cat’s aggressive behavior is characterized by growling and hissing as well as body gestures like lowering its body and tail and showing its teeth.
Why Do Cats Dislike Certain People?
Sometimes it is observed that cats behave strangely or aggressively in certain people’s presence, even when there is no apparent reason to hate. This can occur for the following reasons:
If it’s your first meeting, naturally, cats will maintain a distance and observe you for some time (as mentioned earlier).
You will immediately be tagged as bad or evil if you behave negatively during your first meeting with the cat.
If they associate you with something bad like rough handling, forcing affection on them, stepping on their tail, or scolding them often, etc.
Suppose the cat’s previous experience interacting with strangers or new people was not good, and he still remembers it. In that case, he may think of every new person as evil.
Final Thoughts
It is challenging to determine whether cats can sense bad people. We are still determining how good cats are at detecting someone who’s got evil thoughts in their heads. However, we can confidently say that cats are amazingly good at detecting and interpreting human actions, body language, and emotional vibes. They can judge human character and tag a person as good or bad based on his behavior and physical actions.
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