>>40525234My mother is like that and I think she's quite representative. Basically she thinks of pets as dumb kids with fur that have this attached external sexual instinct that makes them act like robots, taking over the normal version of them. Therefore, making them asexual is freeing them in a weird way.
It's definitely rooted in christian hate of sexuality.
She's also absolutely horrible at understanding what a cat is trying to tell her, treating him like a completely unpredictable thing even when I can trivially tell what the cat is planning to do or wants (eg. a cat is visibly afraid of the outside for some reason and is thinking about running inside, away from open doors, but she's afraid he will suddenly bolt outside). It's like there's a mental block to the idea it's a separate being with some plans, desires and agency that's in principle capable of surviving outside alone, something no human kids until maybe the age of 7 could manage. There's just this 1 year old human baby that has fur that makes random noises and gestures. Eh.