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 setupAlso works very well with the following:
- A large sheet of flexible hardboard (the sort with one smooth side)
- A laser pointer
- Several kittens (8 weeks+)
Place the board against a wall so it bends in the middle, such that the bottom is nearly horizontal on the floor, and the top is nearly vertical.
Wave the pointer around at a point on the board slightly above where a kitten would lose traction.
Add kittens.
They will happily charge across the room, up the board, and slide down again most comically. With practice, you can get three or four of them in a sort of loop.
It's worth it just for the look of gratitude you get from the kittens' mother for the 10 minutes of peace and quiet.
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