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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Oops!When I was but a wee tot (okay, I was 9) I had a lovely grey hamster I named Pepper.
Now, as we all know those little fuzzy things have salt licks. Well, one day I noticed his salt lick was gone... so I decide to administer his salt dose via his water. after a few days he seemed sicker, and I kept asking my mom to get him a new salt lick, but she wasn't going to the store anytime soon... since he was getting worse, I decided he needed more salt.
The poor thing expired Halloween night.
A year or so later in school we were having a class discussion, and the subject of salty ocean water came up. We asked how people could die of dehydration out in the ocean when it's made of water. The teacher then explained how salt water dehydrates.
It was at that moment I realized I killed Pepper.
...with salt.
Sorry for the length, I was dehydrated.
oh *pop* and all that jazz.
(, Thu 13 Dec 2007, 6:10, Reply)
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