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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Well...where do I start?
we used to have a hamster, survived ages actually, but this is a tale from one of the first few days we had him when we didn't know what to do with him...
Woke up one morning to find the hamster gone, the cage door wide open, and my sister absolutely distraught as it was officially her new pet. had a look all round the house but no sign of him, so we made sure we locked all the doors and windows and left for school/work/whatever my parents did at the time.
come back later that night to find Marbel (she was very definite on the spelling) back in her cage apparently unharmed but completely filthy.
(see where this is going?)
well, we decided he needed a wash and put him in the sink with the hot tap on, and loads of bubbles. when we decided it was deep enough we then proceeded to rub the soap in and wash it off. or we tried to...
what actually happened was when it got about as deep as we wanted we put our hands in and he shot off up my arm, causing me to grab him and throw him into the cage. hard. oops...
he wouldn't pay any attention to me for the next few days, and I'm pretty sure the red marks on his skin were mild burns from the water. I felt so bad, we never washed him again though.
I'm so sorry, you were such a good pet :(
obligatory length joke? bout 2-3 inches long as far as I can remember, was a while ago now though, don't quote me on that
(, Tue 11 Dec 2007, 16:57, Reply)
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