Although it may sound scary, there is no emotion or malice behind it. There are some clear zoological reasons for this. It is not a murder or an attack, but the result of some natural instincts.
The main reasons for this are as follows:
Why do animals do this?
Survival instinct for food:
The basic instinct of animals is awakened when there are no other ways to eat. If the owner dies, after a few days, they cannot bear the hunger and only see the owner as food because of the familiar smell.
Fear and Stress:
When the owner is immobile (after death), the animals become frightened and stressed. They will try to wake the owner up; first by licking and then by scratching. During this process, they accidentally cut the meat, and later, when they get to know its taste, they eat it to satisfy their hunger.
Familiar food:
Animals, especially cats and dogs, recognize things by smell. When there are no other food items available in the house, the closest thing they have available is the owner’s body. Their brains start to treat it as food.
Lack of social connection:
When there is no one else in the house, the animal’s appetite increases exponentially and the animal loses its ability to think logically.
