One of the explanations of the reason cats play with their food
is...........
 When cats play with there food for a while all the adrenaline goes
out of
the preys system. The prey is tired out and are through with the
adrenaline
rush.  The food tastes better and isn't loaded with adrenaline.


<< Madeline Stratton wrote: humans are the only species that hunt
 > for sport, and not just for food.  <SNIP> I do not condone the
 > killing of animals in such a way as to invoke more cruelty than is
necessary
 > to get the job done.

 Cats hunt for sport and they play with their food in a way that some
 humans would consider cruel and unnecessarily drawn out. {Wild cats
do
 this too, not just domesticated or feral cats]
  >>