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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Hamster DeathWhen my husband was a wee lad, he had a pet hamster. One day he decided that he would give the hamster a real 'treat' by throwing it gently up into the air and catching it in his hands. Basically he was trying to recreate a bouncy castel/fun fair ride for it. Anyway he got a bit carried away, starting throwing it higher and higher into the air, until eventually it hit the ceiling. When it landed back in his hands it was twitching and there was blood running out of its nose. Not only a nasty death for the hamster, but a truly traumatic memory for my husband who still suffers massive guilt!!
I once accidentely killed a stick insect, but to be honest those things are so stooopid I was probably doing it a favour.
(, Fri 7 Dec 2007, 16:30, Reply)
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