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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Baby birdsI accidently injured a couple of baby birds whilst retreiving a football. Bascally, what happened is that when I was about 13, I was having a kick around when the ball went into some bushes. I nominated to get it so started hacking away at said bushes.
Anyway, after about a minute or so of hacking I heard a couple of birds squeling like mad. I looked in the direction of the squeling (which just so happened to be on the floor between some bushes I had just crushed) to be presented with three baby birds. One dead, and two badly injured. The two injured ones appeared to have a variety of injuries including a missing wing.
Did I stop to put them out of their misery? Did I hell. I scarpered. I was scared that the mother would hear their baby's squawking for help and would return, only to see me interfering with her nest thus leaving her with no option but to attack my eyes!
Length? It was about 50 meters to my front door.
(, Tue 11 Dec 2007, 22:22, Reply)
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