Postby remagi » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:32 pm
1) You don't have to wash cats, and if you do, just dump a full bucket of water on the little bastard so it's over quickly. They wash themselves.
2) This did not permanently physically harm that cat, but that is not the same thing as saying it didn't harm the cat. Watch the video, stop laughing for a second, and you'll see an animal that is: trapped, frantic, confused, separated from any support. I mean come on, they shoved the damn thing in a closed box and rinse cycled it. This *does harm* animals. Don't give me any shit about animals don't have feelings or thoughts and can't be harmed that way, because it's just not true. They remember, they understand a lot, and they certainly feel fear. Just as this critter did.
3) Easy test: If somebody told you to stand aside while they did this to your dog/pet iguana/gerbil/whatever your flavor is (substitute brother or sister if you have to), and the dog/iguana/sibling acted in exactly the same manner as this cat, trying frantically to escape to the best of their physical ability, would you think that's funny? Snide answers aside, you wouldn't, because unless you are by definition inhumane you have empathy for something you care for and don't want to watch it suffer.
I know if somebody tried to do this to one of my dogs, I would kick him in the balls, and leave in him the thing set on permanent cycle myself. But that's just me.
Luckily it doesn't matter, since whoever the moron who made this thing is won't survive the first dead animal lawsuit that comes his way, so free market ftw.
To be clear, I don't think this is a malicious evil intent or anything, just a misguided and goofy device. But it's not just innocent fun either, one second of watching that critters behavior tells you that.
GREEN.
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