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 sellotape gameNeeded :
1 piece of sellotape or similar
1 cat (smart or dumb - doesn't matter)
Put sellotape on top of head, sticky side to the fur. With a stopwatch see how long it takes to come off.
Take careful note of the futile "licking-your-own-elbow" type efforts.
Its not cruel. How can sellotaping cats be cruel?
Cruel was when we changed the floor from carpet to wood whilst our first kitten was having his plums chopped off. He came home, woozy, wandered in and was fine until his little legs splayed out on the shiny surface splatting his empty nutsack on the floor.
The look of pain and suprise still makes my heart sink. He didn't know why it hurt, why it happened, and possibly why it didn't hurt more. Poor little fella.
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bazza van der trance , ooh baby baby, baby baby. Get up on this., Thu 6 Dec 2007, 12:14,
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When our cat had kittensWe used to do the same thing, except we'd put a little bit of sellotape on their paws. I would feel guilty but I swear they enjoyed it.
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