Accidental animal crueltyI once invented a brilliant game - I'd sit at the top of the stairs and throw cat biscuits to the bottom. My cat would eat them, then I'd shake the box, and he would run up the stairs for more biscuits. Then - of course - I'd throw a biscuit back down to the bottom. I kept this going for about half an hour, amused at my little game, and all was fine until the cat vomited. I felt absolutely dreadful.
Have you accidentally been cruel to an animal?
This question has been revived from way, way, way back on the b3ta messageboard when it was all fields round here.
(
rob http://robmanuel.tumblr.com/, Thu 6 Dec 2007, 11:13)
This question has been closed - you may not add a reply
My cat, ScrabbleAside from the Fact poor Scrabble (named by a 4-year old me due to his tendancy to "scrabble up things") had been run over 5 times and survived (not really cruelty, he was just a bit oblivious to the fact cars are dangerous), one thing sticks in my mind.
I must have been around 6 when I noticed Scrabs had whiskers on top on his eyebrows.
Now I knew cats had whiskers on their noses, but eyebrows?
I helpfully went and got my playschool scissors and evened my kitty up.
Playschool scissors are not sharp, and whiskers are quite tough.
Poor scrabble didn't enjoy his trim, but I held on to him and persisted and snipped off all the eyebrow whiskers, firm in the belief I was doing my poor kitty a favour.
I dimly remember my Mum asking a few days later why Scrabble's whiskers were missing, and me, sensing I'd done something wrong, lying about not knowing anything about it.
Sorry Scrabs, you were an ace cat.
(
Evilscary Human, human, human; just look at my neck!, Thu 6 Dec 2007, 15:10,
closed)
This question has been closed - you may not add a reply