WTF - Are people NOT thinking these days?

[S13SilviaGirl]

Gothic Kittens For Sale (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Gothic-Kittens-Animals-With-Pierced-Ears-And-Neck-Seized-By-Protection-Officers-In-Pennsylvania/Article/200812315187322)



2:34pm UK, Friday December 19, 2008
Animal protection officers have seized "gothic kittens" with piercings which were being advertised for sale on the internet.

Gothic kitten with pierced ears

The photo of 'Snarley Monster' which appears on the advert

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals removed three kittens and a cat from a home outside Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

"This is a first. It's unbelievable anybody would do this to kittens," animal protection officer Carol Morrison told the local Times Leader newspaper.

They were tipped off after a listing appeared on a website under the title "pure black, tailless, pierced, gothic kitten".

One of the defenceless creatures, named Snarley Monster, is shockingly described as "a three-month-old, floppy-eared, loveable kitten with a docked tail" in the advert.

The animal is pictured on the site with two 14-gauge ear piercings and a "submission ring" through the back of its neck.

Gothic kitten with pierced neck

Ring on back of kitten's neck

The owner asked for offers over $400 for the kitten, the jewellery and a silk submission lead to clip onto the neck ring.

Ms Morrison said the kittens would be checked over by a vet before a decision is made on whether they will be placed in new homes.

The woman, who had a pet grooming business in the basement of her home, is expected to face charges.

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[240love]

Thats just not cool, poor kitty. Cats are super awsome

[Matej]

Go to your local slaughterhouse and see how pigs are treated, which are way more intelligent than cats or dogs by the way.

This is horrible, but nothing new, people are dumb.

[BustedS13]

bacon tastes good. pork chops taste good.

[s13tilldeath*]

QUOTE]I agree that this is a rediculous thing to do, and marketing animals in this way is disgraceful. However, it bothers me that this issue only gains people's attention when it is a cute little kitten. How is this any different from tail docking and partial ear removal in some dog breeds, or ear tagging/branding of cattle? Sure, these animals aren't as cuddly, but if it is considered humane for them, why should it be such a big deal for cats and cat owners?[/QUOTE]

This guy is right on the money! Yea it is sad and wrong but what is the difference?

[Croan]

bacon tastes good. pork chops taste good.

cats... ..not so good??
:D

[C. Senor]

it's just fucked up. but the thing is that we are more inclined to feel sorry for an animal that has been made into more of pet animal than a food animal. it's called a cuteness factor..lol. but it's pretty true. like i think it's pretty jacked up when people do stuff like that to cats and dogs, but i can't really say anything because i used to get my meat from the farm butchery. you know the farms where they raise the animals, then slaughter, and sell you the meat. that is a messed up sight.

[LongGrain]

at least put some plastic barbells in there so the cat can still use its ears properly.

i'm sure that cat is in no pain or anything, not a huge deal

but doing that to them just to sell them is stupid.

its ok i hate cats anyway. if my parents werent so in love with ours i would probably shoot them or something..

[Future240]

I like kitty's.

[silviaguy240]

kittens = cool
cats = the devil

[bejota180sx]

yeah kittens=cool cats=satan in the world but that's plain animal cruelty i know they MIGHT not be in pain NOW but it doesn't mean we have the right to make them have to take the initial pain and hell i would forget the EAR piercings if they put small earrings (something that doesnt bother or weight on the ears) cause its a normal thing (Even if i would NEVER do it cause i don't think its right) since it really doesnt hurt but THE NECK THING! that IS CRUELTY!! it DOES hurt and it shouldnt be made to animals it's just wrong!

people are just really dumb, people don't respect food like they should! meaning that something DIED so you could live, and people just think we RULE over other animals that we have as PETS, pets are just companions... you should see how i treat my rabbit she lives like a queen hahaha and all my friends love her...

she should be taken away from pets, charges bullshit just don't let her have anymore pets...

[eastcoastS14]

bacon tastes good. pork chops taste good.

sewer rat could taste like pumpkin pie but id never know cause id never eat the filthy mother fucker


but srsly people are idiots, thats sick that it comes with a submission leash or whatever the fuck....like youre gonna walk a cat with a leash attached to a ring in its neck....tards

that lady fails

[Pank]

THE NECK THING! that IS CRUELTY!! it DOES hurt and it shouldnt be made to animals it's just wrong!

actually...no, it probably didn't. Have you never seen how mother cats pick up their young? from the scruff of their neck, with their teeth. It has nerves, but not nearly as much as the rest of the cat, excluding ears.

Not saying that this is at all acceptable, though

[aziankingz]

that black cat is cute.. gotta admit.. that droopy ear shit is cute..

[HyperTek]

thats gotta be uncomfortable, probably slows down the ninja reflexes..

poor kitty

[bardabe]

dude id so buy that kitten i think it looks pretty cool.

[S13SilviaGirl]

So, I am going to close this thread. The story disgusted me when I saw it, and I think this has lived long enough.