Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#1
Some of you will have seen or heard the story about the cat in Ramsgate. Some youth picked up a cat by its tail outside the Camden Arms pub in Ramsgate and swung it around by its tail with great gusto, causing immense pain to the unfortunate animal. This is unbelieveable cruely, and cruelty for the sake of it. He probably did it for a laugh.
The Police are looking for the guy, its outside of our area so havent had any info through on it but its a terrible shame to see such things done for amusement. The BBC had the story. The whole episode was caught on local CCTV.
According to the RSPCA cats are in crises anyway, with many of them just being abandoned. Once the recession hits hard, animals get turfed out....with cats it seems the biggest victims.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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#2
Hope the catch him and make an example of him.
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Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
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#3
I wonder, if someone is willing to treat an animal like that are they on a 'slippery slope'. I hope the nasty boy is caught soon, not only to save other animals from his behaviour but also to instigate the system saving him from himself....all wishful thinking I might add!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
i am sure he will be caught very quickly with the cctv and the uproar locally.
i shudder to think what some people might do to him if he is tracked down before the police do.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#5
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#6
I read this story on Kentonline, the comments that followed on the article were nearly as bad as the actual act ,treating it as a source of amusement! I despair at times!!
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#7
'Self Respect' is a funny thing.
It is not something, IMHO, we can win back because it is not something that can be taken. Although, in this world of ours, self-respect does seem to be treated as another mere commodity.
When all are told that, "You need a job/a home/to pay (tax?) your dues." in order to have self respect. It is little wonder that so many accept that it is not for them. Where such 'respect' is not for the self then how can it be for others;human or animal?
My mother was fond of saying, "Money talks...and I'm speechless." Times have moved on..."Money is ALL...and I'm nothing."
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#8
"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them." Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi.
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#9
That's disgusting hurting a defenseless animal.
#10
People working in forensics will tell you that violence and torture done to people often has its genesis in cruelty to animals. The guy who brings a bird/cat/rat etc onto the ward and strangles it for amusement will, in more cases than not, end up committing nasties on people.
Keith Sansum1
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#11
maybe when they catch him they should do the same to him
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
I fear you may well be right Bern - a sick sod indeed.
Roger
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#13
keiths justice lol
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Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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#14
I watched this with utter dismay how anyone can even think that this is fun i don't know, i am a cat owner myself and can not say how i would react if it were mine, lets just say being very lady like it made me extremely cross
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#15
a 20 year old man is being quizzed at margate police station over the incident.
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#16
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#17
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#18
i notice the article said that "animal lovers" were outraged, would have been better to have said "people".
i am sure that there are many that would not have a pet of any description but would still be shocked by such an action.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#19
Not to mention Howard how the phrase they used could be so easily misinterpreted.
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Jan Higgins
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#20
A young man has turned himself in to the police.
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