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.
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rob, Thu 6 Dec 2007, 11:13)
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Cat vs. MousetrapWhen I was living at home, we lived in a somewhat rural area and mice occasionally moved in. Our cat wasn't much of a mouser, so we employed glue traps (horrible things, if you ask me, but I digress). They weren't left out in the open; they were under the sink in the cupboards. One night, I woke up to one hell of a racket, but went back to sleep assuming the cat was just doing whatever evil and hectic things cats do while humans are asleep. The next morning, I entered the kitchen to find a glue trap in the centre of the kitchen table, with about half of the cat's hair adhered to it. Not sure how she got the cupboard open, or why she decided to investigate.
It took months before the bald patches grew back properly.
(, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 23:47, Reply)
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