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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Alternative uses...'Candy' the hamster
She was lovely, one of the sweetest pets I've ever had, never bit me once. However, this didn't stop me from regularly forgetting to shut my bedroom door while she was in her excercise ball. The momentum she had gained by the time she reached the bottom of the stairs was impressive.
Also, as a young girl, my mum would give me a list of things to do to help around the house. One particular day, my task was dusting. I'd always try to find places to clean that had gone un-noticed for some time, basically to avoid the criticism for not having done 90% of the aforementioned task. At the time we had a handrail for the stairs with about an inch gap between it and the wall. Of course, Candy was the ideal size to pop in at the top, and given a little encouragement (push), she'd slide all the way to the bottom. As long as i ran down the stairs fast enough, the results were fantastic - no dust and a cute little sneezing rodent.
I don't know that that was cruelty per-se, she did seem to get a certain level of enjoyment from it.
As an only child, with no friends living nearby, I also used my cuddly toys to play 'vets' with. My cat occasionally got in on the act, which unfortunately for her resulted in her whiskers...erm...'falling' off. I told my parents that they had gone bad and i had ordered some new ones for her. Hmmm.
I didn't realise it would affect her at all, untill she started walking into the sofa rather than behind it. And it made her look weird.
Finally, my boyfriends cat really enjoys being spanked ('cat' is not a code word...). More feline S&M than cruelty, but ho hum.
Length? Roughly 20ft from top to bottom :o)
*pop*...thanks for being gentle!
(, Tue 11 Dec 2007, 14:16, Reply)
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