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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2007"Felony animal cruelty"?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001733.html "Animal control authorities are not amused by a fast food chain's marketing stunt encouraging customers to dress their cats in a special take out bag. Tampa-based Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. is distributing "Rapcat" bags designed with cutaway areas for the cat's legs and tail. The cat's head sticks out the opening of the bag, which is designed to look like to a basketball jersey and gold chain worn by the hip-hop Rapcat puppet in Checkers commercials. A Hillsborough County Animal Services news release on Monday said forcing a real, unwilling cat into a "Rapcat" bag could be considered felony animal cruelty. The bag's warning _ "not all cats will be down with wearing this bag. Do not harm or endanger any cat" _ is not enough, the agency said." <snip> While I believe that anyone who is cruel to an animal should be severely punished, dressing your cat in a costume made out of a paper bag should not be considered "felony animal cruelty". It may not be very nice, but it's a far cry from actual cruelty. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001733.html > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > It may not be very nice, but it's a far cry from actual cruelty. Yes, and it very much depends on the cat....We have one who is incredibly forgiving around children....She puts up with just about anything they want to do with her. A vet came in the house once and showed me how to put a cat in a carrier, by picking her up by the scruff of the neck, holding her hind feet together with the other hand, and placing her in the carrier and then letting the feet go and slamming the door shut. And do you think she ran away after that? - Hell no! Meggie just stayed right there and said, "That was fun, dad.....Do you want to do it again?" >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001733.html > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >It may not be very nice, but it's a far cry from actual cruelty. To my cats it WOULD be animal cruelty!!! >>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001733.html >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > To my cats it WOULD be animal cruelty!!! Along these lines, I am careful to not let my cats play with plastic bags....They could get tangled up in one and suffocate.....Paper bags, however, are OK, and they love to play with them...... >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001733.html > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >It may not be very nice, but it's a far cry from actual cruelty. If it's a paper bag....the cat will tear it to shreds....if it's plastic... pieces could be caught in the cats throat and suffocate it. As always, use discretion when dealing with your furball. As for the company, they must be hiring dumba$$e$ to do their marketing. |
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