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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I regret nothing, except that I kinda got wetA few weeks ago (on my birthday, to be precise) my pet hamster Pipsqueak died while in surgery to get a tumor removed. It got buried in its hamster ball, under a rock in the forest.
A few days later I was at a party with a bunch of ruffians (from the Vampires Motorcycle Club, to be precise), and ended up commiserating with one of the guys. He had a pet rat that got a tumor on its chest, but he couldn't afford to take it to the vet. Instead, at the suggestion of a friend, he tried to put it out of its misery by shooting it. With an air pistol. He didn't quite kill it before he ran out of ammo, so at the suggestion of a friend he dug a hole and buried it alive to speed up the process.
The whole time while he was talking about it, he had that expression on his face that looked like he was recalling war stories.
As for animal cruelty that I've perpetrated:
My family had a cat that loved stalking me. Every morning when I left the house, without fail, it would be huddled flat against the ground with giant pupils, waiting to strike. I ended up with a bunch of clothing stained by muddy paw prints.
Now, we used to have a cattle trough in our yard which was about two feet tall. It was empty, except for the rain water pooled at the downhill side of it.
One morning I saw the cat jump in it to drink the water. Aha! Stealth mode! I got out the door as quietly as possible, tiptoed down the path, and spent two minutes creeping up to trough. When I was close enough I jumped up, banged on the side of the trough, and made a loud noise.
The cat exploded. Well, not literally, but my mom said it looked like it from the house. It really shot across the bottom of the trough so fast that the water sprayed out like a geyser. Then it jumped out, and ran its soggy ass across the yard.
I didn't really expect that result, but revenge can be sweet like that.
(, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 1:03, 2 replies)
Hamster surgery?Is it even worth it?
(, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 15:25, closed)
I was rather fond of it :(It was going to be $100, should have been completely routine and lived another three years. But seeing as it died, the vet cut the price in half. Bargain!
(, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 20:28, closed)
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