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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Colleague told me this oneLet's call him Gary, for obvious reasons. When he was a lad, his dad was in the marines and was stationed at Lympstone in Devon. They had a pet rabbit, Charlie, a particularly large breed called a Californian.
Anyway, when the time came to move, the next tour of duty was in Arbroath, which is how Gary ended up in these parts. His parents decided that they couldn't bring the rabbit for some reason, so asked around for someone to foster Charlie. A Polish family were happy to take him, so he was duly left in Devon, to the obvious distress of Gary and his brothers.
A week or two later, Gary and his brothers pestered their dad to phone the Polish family and find out how Charlie was doing, and find out if he was 'being good'. The true conversation was never relayed to the boys until many years later, but apparently it went something like.
Gary's dad: Hi, the boys wanted me to phone and ask how Charlie the rabbit was doing, and if he's been good.
Polish guy: Good? Oh yes, indeed. We ate him for dinner last Saturday - he was excellent. Thank you very much.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 9:10,
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And quite rightly tooWhat kind of a pet is a rabbit? It just sits there and sniffs like an animated cushion. Doesn't fetch sticks, doesn't chase string, doesn't even make a noise. Eat 'em all, I say.
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Excellent use of rabbitIt's what they are for.
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I don't really likeeating rabbit - it's a bit strong smelling for me. My gran used to get rabbits for her cat and boil them up. The cat loved it, but I was never too keen (not that she fed me rabbit destined for the cat's dish, but I never liked rabbit meat much after that).
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 11:03,
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I wonder......are there any other animals that are commonly used as pets AND food?
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@musukoI've eaten guinea-pig a few times...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 10 Dec 2007, 10:32,
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