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Poor Kitty

#102
hbarcat said:
OK.

I watched the video -- unlike most people.

This is what I saw:

Some dumb-ass kid and his friend pretending to torture a cat (complete with fake NAZI accent) by using the cat as a video prop and swinging it aroung and shoving it up against a shower stall and slapping it back and forth. Then they sprayed it with water from the shower.
The cat was not hurt because the kid was not trying to hurt the cat.

This bears repeating.

The cat was not hurt because the kid was not trying to hurt the cat.

The kid was acting for the video and was only pretending to hurt the cat. He was only very lightly hitting the cat. As in, pulling his punches like a kung fu movie. The kids were making a stupid video and they didn't care that they annoyed the hell out of the cat by tossing it around and spraying it with water and they are truly jerks because of it.

But they did not hurt the cat. They had no intention of hurting the cat.




For all those who are screaming for these little jerkwads to be tortured to death without even looking at the video for yourselves to see what actually happened, you should be ashamed of yourselves. These kids deserve to be punished for their desire to annoy the crap out of a cat for their own amusement and they should also be psychologically evaluated for their eagerness to film such a spectacle but they don't deserve the barbaric, knee jerk response they've been treated to by the mob.

Have some sense of PROPORTION, people.



Flame away.
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Opinions huh?
You state these as observations, not opinions, and in addition to that, you state the offenders' intentions also.

Show me where I called you a name, or insulted your intelligence?

Fallacies of distraction????? And you say I'm attacking YOUR intelligence?
 
#103
I know many of you are not familiar with cats, or maybe don't even like them. But one thing that many people have probably overlooked is that this is not a happy ending for this cat.

Before he finds a new home, this cat will either sit in a clinic, shelter, or foster home. Being that he is an adult cat, his chances of finding a new home are significantly reduced.

Given this experience he had with this young boy, he may no longer trust kids, or possibly even adults as well. That could rule out any potential adopters that have kids.

The stress of changing households can cause cats to become hyperglycemic, start "spraying", become timid, become aggressive, or cause dormant viruses that cause eye infections and upper respiratory infections to become active.

Cats do not do well with drastic changes in routine or environment. many cats in this situation would be euthanized if they don't find a new home soon.

But on a lighter note, he'll probably find a home due to his celebrity status.
 
#104
ok i watched the video and seriously it wasnt that bad.. I grew up with cats and they can take much more than you think.. He hit the cat a little too hard a few times but other than that and the water.. It wasn't that big of a deal..

First of all when I play with my cats im ruffer sometimes ruffer than that.. Minus the hitting in the head.. I never do that... and they love it.. They would fight back or meow a little and then come back for more..

I was on the offensive side untill I actually watched the movie.. I hate animal abuse to death.. I cry everytime I have to put down an animal and have picked up many. But this isn't that serious..

I have seen friends play MUCH MUCH MUCH RUFFER with their small dogs before and I have had a cat scratch my face or put his ass in my face while I was sleeping and have thrown a few out my room..

I even had two racoons one time and they would not stop hiding under my bed. Everytime I got one out the other would get under it.. I was throwing them like 15 feet and they just kept coming back, I guess they thought it was fun...

Should this kid own a cat? No should he be killed go to jail or even have his parents blamed for this? HELL NO....

You guys took this way out of proportion.. Take the cat away from the kid slap him around a little and pour some water on him and call it a day.. Don't kill him or hope he rots in hell..

Hes an ******* yes, but I wouldn't go so far to lable him as an animal abuser.
 
#107
spencer said:
I grew up with cats and they can take much more than you think.. He hit the cat a little too hard a few times but other than that and the water.. It wasn't that big of a deal..

First of all when I play with my cats im ruffer sometimes ruffer than that.. Minus the hitting in the head.. I never do that... and they love it.. They would fight back or meow a little and then come back for more..

I was on the offensive side untill I actually watched the movie.. I hate animal abuse to death.. I cry everytime I have to put down an animal and have picked up many. But this isn't that serious..

I have seen friends play MUCH MUCH MUCH RUFFER with their small dogs before and I have had a cat scratch my face or put his ass in my face while I was sleeping and have thrown a few out my room..

I even had two racoons one time and they would not stop hiding under my bed. Everytime I got one out the other would get under it.. I was throwing them like 15 feet and they just kept coming back, I guess they thought it was fun...

Hes an ******* yes, but I wouldn't go so far to lable him as an animal abuser.
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Dude...either you are just trolling here or you are almost as bad as the kid in the video. What is wrong with you? Cats don't ever like to be hit (No, not even "not in the head"). No animals like to be hit. They are coming back at you to attack you. That kid is the very definition of an Animal Abuser...and I would venture to say that you are too.
 
#108
brianbj46 said:
I know many of you are not familiar with cats, or maybe don't even like them. But one thing that many people have probably overlooked is that this is not a happy ending for this cat.

Before he finds a new home, this cat will either sit in a clinic, shelter, or foster home. Being that he is an adult cat, his chances of finding a new home are significantly reduced.

Given this experience he had with this young boy, he may no longer trust kids, or possibly even adults as well. That could rule out any potential adopters that have kids.

The stress of changing households can cause cats to become hyperglycemic, start "spraying", become timid, become aggressive, or cause dormant viruses that cause eye infections and upper respiratory infections to become active.

Cats do not do well with drastic changes in routine or environment. many cats in this situation would be euthanized if they don't find a new home soon.

But on a lighter note, he'll probably find a home due to his celebrity status.
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Exactly my point, and why I responded the way that I did. It's a trust thing, and once you betray the trust of an animal, you will rarely, if ever, gain it back.

People are much the same way. There's a saying- "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...we won't get fooled again"...wait, that was W...:hmm: Anyway, you burn my trust once, I can usually forgive, if there are extraordinary circumstances. Burn me twice, and I write you off as a farging bastage, never to be trusted again.

My cats trust me when we play- sometimes I get their tummies when they roll on their backs. If they aren't in the mood, they'll bite hard. If they are, they'll grab on and bite, but not hard, and sometimes they'll do the "gutting the prey" move, kicking with their back legs as they grab my hand harder. It's all part of the game. If I catch them doing something bad, like trying to sharpen their claws on the couch or something, they get a sharp "HEY! NO!", usually that's all that's needed to make them stop. If they do it more, out of spite, they probably need some food in their bowl.

That kid- he was abusive. The cat did NOT want to play his game. I hope the cat $#1+$ in his shoes and he puts them on. That would be justice, kitteh-style.
 
#109
I have a cat and as a kid I had dogs and I love play fighting with both of them, but we both know its a game, the cat doesn't even use his claws (at least not on my hands..He still hasn't realized that blue jeans are attached to me).

Do I think that cat was injured, no. Do I think the cat enjoyed any of that, hell no. Its the kids own loss, even if he had been able to keep the cat it would have stayed far away from that kid for the rest of its life.

Yeah I think the cat suffered some trauma from that, but it should understand (after living in a home for that long) that people aren't all like that and I think it will be fine in the long run.

The kid is now the *** hole of the internet for a week, the scorn of the entire browsing population should be punishment enough (perhaps some community service...I would love to see him have to clean the litter boxes in the largest, nastiest shelter around). Also what I find more disturbing is the **** the kid is saying while fake beating his cat...he really needs to go play some halo or toke a bowl or something and chill the **** out, and yeah some professional help is in order, the expensive kind with the couch and the dude with the PhD, not the school counselor kind.
 
#110
I watched the video. I used to play rough with my dog, who was 80 pounds. My dog loved it. Even playing rough, I wasn't hitting him in the head, or doing anything to harm my dog. Most just batting of paws rolling him over. Stuff like that. None of what I did, was with the force that this kid did to that cat, that was easily 70 pounds lighter than my dog. I watched the video. I felt sorry for the cat that was left wet and cowering in the corner. It wasn't playing and it wasn't done out of love. That's all I'm qualified to comment on.
 
#111
Masher88 said:
Dude...either you are just trolling here or you are almost as bad as the kid in the video. What is wrong with you? Cats don't ever like to be hit (No, not even "not in the head"). No animals like to be hit. They are coming back at you to attack you. That kid is the very definition of an Animal Abuser...and I would venture to say that you are too.
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No trolling, I don't even know what that is.. I promise you my cats like when you hit them, Im not saying this cat was enjoying it.. There not trying to attack me, they come back and roll over so I can do it more.. I have never abused an animal and I never will. Your too overreactive. Don't make claims you cant back up.

No this cat wasn't beat or but he sure as hell wasn't enjoying this..

I guess when a dog ***** and you rub his nose in it thats DEFIANTLY animal cruelty , Ohzzz my godddzzzz call the internets police..
 
#112
spencer said:
No trolling, I don't even know what that is.. I promise you my cats like when you hit them, Im not saying this cat was enjoying it.. There not trying to attack me, they come back and roll over so I can do it more.. I have never abused an animal and I never will. Your too overreactive. Don't make claims you cant back up.

No this cat wasn't beat or but he sure as hell wasn't enjoying this..

I guess when a dog ***** and you rub his nose in it thats DEFIANTLY animal cruelty , Ohzzz my godddzzzz call the internets police..
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IF the only thing the kid did was lock the cat up and put the shower on...that is still abuse. End of story.

BUT he did much more than that...AND he video taped it with his brother and made a record of it. So he is stupid AND an animal abuser and deserves some form of punishment.

Either your idea of a "hit" is far different from any other human being's (like, maybe you constitute pushing the cat gently or tapping it's sides while playing as a "hit"), then you may have a case here. But here is the dictionary version : HIT : 1. to deal a blow or strike : Hit the nail with the hammer.

Maybe you should choose your words a little better. Or at least use them correctly.

When you said "this cat wasn't beat" referring to the kid punching the cat in the video...what the heck did you mean? The kid hits the cat with his fist..several times. And pushes its face into the wall and holds it there. Are you seeing something that I am not???? And, for the record, the kid HIT the cat (remember the definition?). Do you do that to your cats? Do you throw your cats like you do raccoons?

If "he sure as hell wasn't enjoying this"...then that's abuse. It was not punishment as you try to elude to in your "dog" argument.

Putting a dog's nose in crap is FAR different than what went on here. You know this.

BTW a troll on the internet is someone who purposely takes the opposing view in order to start arguments...just to be a jerk. Like Trolling for fish....
 
#114
The kid has a history of beating up on his cat. He has uploaded other separate videos of him abusing the same cat. Same news station did more follow ups. The fun starts at about 1:50 seconds. It's edited so you see some but not all, but described by the newsman.

 

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