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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School GerbilNow i have never had a small rodent of my own, but my sister has had many hammies.
One summer holiday, my sister got her school gerbil to look after for 2 weeks. Sounded real easy until we found out they are long rear legged f*ckers whom bite and jump.
The problem was my dad is normally pretty relaxed on things had to hold the ickle fooker whilst she changed some bedding.
The gerbil then decided to bite, and bite hard. My dad calmy flicked the gerbil off the end of his finger, 5 ft across the room into a wall. It hit, was dazed, and spent about 10 minutes being very confused. It was an accident. honest.
Karma hit back strong and within half hour my dads arm swelled. and continued until he had to go to A&E. He then sat for 5 hours waiting whilst the first day of the footie season brought in all manner of pub players in agony with broken ankles, sprains etc from simply being out of shape since last season.
All he had was 2 tiny puncture wounds, and tetanus moving up his arm.
One jab later, and many hours, his accident was over.
The next carer for the gerbil wasn't so careful and there was simply no more gerbil the following term.
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bazza van der trance , ooh baby baby, baby baby. Get up on this., Wed 12 Dec 2007, 15:47,
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