Asshole puts kittens in jars, WTF.

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What the hell is wrong with this guy, is this for real?

http://www.bonsaikitten.com/

Method

At only a few weeks of age, a kitten's bones have not yet hardened and become osseous. They are extremely soft and springy. In fact, if you take a week-old kitten and throw it to the floor, it will actually bounce! We do not recommend that you try this at home. The kitten may bounce under the furniture and be difficult to retrieve, as well as covered in unsightly household dust. However, the flexibility of the kitten's skeleton means that if the bones are gently warped at this early age, they can be molded into any desired shape. At Bonsai Kitten, we achieve this by placing the kitten into a rigid vessel soon after birth, and allowing the young cat to grow out its formative time entirely within this container. The kitten essentially grows into the shape of the vessel! Once the cat is fully developed, it is removed (or the vessel broken to remove it!), producing the lovable, furry pet you've always wanted, but it remains in the shape you've always dreamed of! There is virtually no limit to the eventual shape of your pet.

Practical Considerations

At Bonsai Kitten, we are happy to take care of all the little details and simply deliver to you a fully shaped kitten according to your specifications. However, for those who have applied for and received the appropriate Bonsai Kitticulture permits from the U.S. government, we are happy to provide details of the procedure to those who want to start from "scratch"! There are three main requirements that must be considered when making a Bonsai Kitten:

1. Air. This ought to go without saying, but you'd be surprised how many amateurs forget this detail and wind up with a cold, hard kitty in the morning! If the containment vessel is sealed, you must drill airholes prior to kitten insertion. A diamond drill is recommended for glass vessels.
2. Food & Water. Especially if the kitten's head is being shaped (one of the most versatile aspects of the Bonsai Kitten), it will not be able to eat or drink normally. The most common solution is another hole in the container with a feeding tube to the kitten's mouth, where a liquid food slurry can provide both nutrient and hydration requirements.
3. Waste Removal. Left to its own devices, the kitten would quickly fill its vessel with its own urine and feces, leading to certain sickness and death, not to mention the inevitably unpleasant appearance and odor. The best solution is to seal the kitten's anus with Super Glue prior to insertion, and then insert a waste tube through a third hole in the vessel. As the kitten's body is still developing, a natural rectal diverticulum will soon form around the tube, which can be drained in any convenient fashion. It's just like a kitty colostomy bag!

This has gotta be a "joke", right?

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-9/cat%20pint-o-kitty.jpg

Stevem On X (blueski), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

... cue jokes about pints having a "good head" on them

Two Otto Muehls For Sister Sara (Dada), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

a three year old joke at that...

CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh Madam!

Stevem On X (blueski), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

what about the geneticist grafting giant bloated cats on to tanks??? WTF?

Jaunty Alan (Alan), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.bonsaikitten.com/insertGray.jpg

By the way, HOAX.

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

... you're saying that kitten isn't actually in that jar?

Two Otto Muehls For Sister Sara (Dada), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

clue: Bonsai Kitten, Inc. is proud to be the official cat supplier to the staff of rotten.com, nndb.com, and fine websites everywhere

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and this : http://www.bonsaikitten.com/g4.html swings it.

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

This site is ancient. I'm genuinely surprised that people are still falling for it, it got in the news a few years ago because PETA or PDSA or some other animal charity got all outraged by it.

Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:17 (twenty-one years ago)

http://b.im.craigslist.org/Vz/3d/gOKhMR3SNX9GHR2MKWIBvK7ExDRA.jpg

This kitty didn't think it was funny...

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:33 (twenty-one years ago)

it's the kitty in the jar-ro

ken c (ken c), Friday, 28 January 2005 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Since December 2000, The Humane Society of the United States has received literally thousands of complaints about a "Bonsai Kitten" web site—subsequently determined to be a hoax—that describes how to stuff kittens into glass containers to warp their bodies into the shape of the container. The site's creator describes and illustrates in detail the method for abusing these animals. Most of the illustrations, which appear to have been altered with photo-editing software, depict live kittens being jammed into glass containers.

The HSUS investigated these complaints and found that the site was a joke created by a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), who had registered it at his school under a false name. Encouraged by all the negative attention, the student cited his right to free speech in an attempt to keep the site online, but M.I.T. sided with the animal protection organizations and citizens who complained, and removed the site on December 22, 2000.

The following month, the site resurfaced on a new host, WEB2010.com. We contacted this company to voice our concerns, and the company removed the site on January 17, 2001.

While we were grateful to these hosts for removing the site, history tells us that creators of offensive web sites often seek out new hosts until they find one that has either no User's Agreement or allows all content, no matter how offensive, permitted under the First Amendment. The creator of the Bonsai Kitten site followed this pattern, and the site is currently hosted by a new company that refuses to remove it.

Haha, an M.I.T. student.

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

it's not even that funny tho. i much prefer the photos of the kittens in human clothes drinking, DJing etc.

Stevem On X (blueski), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Is this the best M.I.T. can do?

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

As long as he isn't popel shoting the kitten in the air, I don't mind.

dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

True, them's the rules, innit?

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://b.im.craigslist.org/Vz/3d/gOKhMR3SNX9GHR2MKWIBvK7ExDRA.jpg

I think what this cat has is popcorn fright.

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

People find this site 'offensive'? It's obviously completely fake. I got a chuckle out of it when it first came out - I don't remember anybody at the time getting upset about it.

Andrew (enneff), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe he was trying to make a point about animal rights activists.

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

if you put a couple of alka seltzer at the bottom of the jar and grow the kitten on top, when they wee the fizz from the tablets will start to build up pressure - kitten flies out of jar!

ken c (ken c), Friday, 28 January 2005 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

But if you do that when the kitten lands it may bounce under the furniture and be difficult to retrieve, as well as covered in unsightly household dust.

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Good lord, what next? Manbeef?

Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 28 January 2005 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.nicolebass.com/cover.jpg

bprofane (AaronHz), Friday, 28 January 2005 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

As the kitten's body is still developing, a natural rectal diverticulum will soon form around the tube

Holy God people of Earth, that part doesn't make it CLEAR that it's fake?

Kim (Kim), Friday, 28 January 2005 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I first saw this site in 2000 and I larfed. I continue to larf today.

The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 28 January 2005 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

People find this site 'offensive'?

Some Peta members find this site offensive. Most of them are certifiable.

J (Jay), Friday, 28 January 2005 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Stop being concerned about websites when you're drunk, aaron

kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 28 January 2005 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe there are still people being suckered by this thing.

Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 28 January 2005 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Good lord, what next? Manbeef?

Also long debunked.

j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 28 January 2005 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

eight years pass...

http://shanghaiist.com/2013/12/26/taiwan-cat-plastic-bottle-backlash.php

乒乓, Thursday, 26 December 2013 15:40 (twelve years ago)


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