Sickening and disgusting....

original sin · 30 Nov 2003, 23:11

My daughter recieved this email yesterday and visited the website www.bonsaikitten .com - i discovered her and her brother distressed beyond belief!
I'm not sure if this is true or some very sick joke. The email goes on to detail a petition. Have any of you come across this?

Regards Sin

> > Close this website!!
> > Please put your name on this petition it will take 2 seconds!!!!!!
> > It is to shut a website that is terrible. A site that we were able to
> > shut last year has returned. We have to try to shut it down again! It is
>very
> > disturbing..
> > A Japanese man in New York breeds and sells kittens that are called
> > BONSAI CATS. That would sound cute, if it weren't kittens that were put in
>to
> > little bottles after being given a muscle relaxant and then locked up for
>the
> > rest of their lives!!
> > The cats are fed through a straw and have a small tube for their faeces.
> > The skeleton of the cat will take on the form of the bottle as
> > The kitten grows. The cats never get the opportunity to move. They are
> > used as original and exclusive souvenirs. These are the latest trends in
>New
> > York, China, Indonesia and New Zealand.
> > If you think you can handle it, view www. bonsaikitten.com and have a look
> > at the methods being used to put these little kittens into bottles

nb i've tried spacing the web address so it doesnt come up as a link

Lauren · 30 Nov 2003, 23:28

Sin
i would sincerely hope this is a hoax but even if it is, it requires a special degree of depravity to spend that much time and effort on a hugely sick, twisted 'joke'. If it isn't doesn't bear thinking about.

ROSIE · 30 Nov 2003, 23:33

Sick sick sick as a cat lover (remember Trigger) and hopefully a human being I cannot believe this.

Rosie

Rob The Badger · 01 Dec 2003, 00:36

Fear not, it is merely a hoax. . .no need to panic.

original sin · 01 Dec 2003, 01:01

Ok panic over this has been confirmed as a hoax (Thank you Caryl) and I have now been taught the benefits of a wonderful site www. snopes.com which is great for checking out fact and hoaxes.

Even so i still think it's a sick sick mind to come up with something like this and I cannot forgive the upset my children have been through

black dog · 01 Dec 2003, 01:11

Even though this is a hoax it doesn't make it any less sickening when children and adults can receive these messages and believe them. I hope your children are feeling less distressed now they know it is a hoax.

What sort of person would send a message like this

It is such a shame that there is no way of stopping this type of message.

Shells

shadow1000001 · 01 Dec 2003, 01:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyeore The Badger

Fear not, it is merely a hoax. . .no need to panic.

Thank you Badger. I cannot believe how sick some people are

Maria

plukie · 01 Dec 2003, 21:41

Thank God that is a hoax! Lets just hope it doesn't put the thought into anyones mind to try it.

original sin · 01 Dec 2003, 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyeore The Badger

Fear not, it is merely a hoax. . .no need to panic.

Eyeore
Thank you I was so intent last night to post that it was a hoax so as not to upset anyone else I never noticed your post.

sorry to have stirred everyone up with this but it really freaked my kids out

Cathie · 01 Dec 2003, 23:27

Thanks for letting us know that it was a hoax. i cant believe the sick minds of some people. they shouldn't be thought of as human. i would have been increadibly upset if i had recieved this through email. it was upsetting enough reading it here.

Chris · 02 Dec 2003, 01:15

The site is just a sick hoax.
Apparently it was created by a group of students at MIT:

Quote:

the Bonsai Kitten site was set up to shock and annoy animal right activists and that they want to prove that some activists just believe everything they read

Makes you wonder how some peoples minds work doesn't it!!!

RSG · 04 Dec 2003, 02:55

that is a sick hoax, my god that's sick being a cat lover and all, i don't think one could do that. really awful.

bambi · 04 Dec 2003, 18:18

its sick wether ur a cat lover or not wot kinda person wud even think of creating a website like that!!

ChrissybabezNI · 04 Dec 2003, 22:33

Thanks for letting us know that was a hoax as I was starting to get upset at the whole sickness of it all

30 Nov 2003, 23:11	#1
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	Sickening and disgusting.... My daughter recieved this email yesterday and visited the website www.bonsaikitten .com - i discovered her and her brother distressed beyond belief! I'm not sure if this is true or some very sick joke. The email goes on to detail a petition. Have any of you come across this? Regards Sin > > Close this website!! > > Please put your name on this petition it will take 2 seconds!!!!!! > > It is to shut a website that is terrible. A site that we were able to > > shut last year has returned. We have to try to shut it down again! It is >very > > disturbing.. > > A Japanese man in New York breeds and sells kittens that are called > > BONSAI CATS. That would sound cute, if it weren't kittens that were put in >to > > little bottles after being given a muscle relaxant and then locked up for >the > > rest of their lives!! > > The cats are fed through a straw and have a small tube for their faeces. > > The skeleton of the cat will take on the form of the bottle as > > The kitten grows. The cats never get the opportunity to move. They are > > used as original and exclusive souvenirs. These are the latest trends in >New > > York, China, Indonesia and New Zealand. > > If you think you can handle it, view www. bonsaikitten.com and have a look > > at the methods being used to put these little kittens into bottles nb i've tried spacing the web address so it doesnt come up as a link

30 Nov 2003, 23:28	#2
Lauren Super Loafer Join Date: 19.11.2003 Location: Rotherham, UK Posts: 224	Sin i would sincerely hope this is a hoax but even if it is, it requires a special degree of depravity to spend that much time and effort on a hugely sick, twisted 'joke'. If it isn't doesn't bear thinking about.

30 Nov 2003, 23:33	#3
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	Sick sick sick as a cat lover (remember Trigger) and hopefully a human being I cannot believe this. Rosie

01 Dec 2003, 00:36	#4
Rob The Badger Too sexy for this post Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,895	Fear not, it is merely a hoax. . .no need to panic.

01 Dec 2003, 01:01	#5
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	Ok panic over this has been confirmed as a hoax (Thank you Caryl) and I have now been taught the benefits of a wonderful site www. snopes.com which is great for checking out fact and hoaxes. Even so i still think it's a sick sick mind to come up with something like this and I cannot forgive the upset my children have been through

01 Dec 2003, 01:11	#6
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Even though this is a hoax it doesn't make it any less sickening when children and adults can receive these messages and believe them. I hope your children are feeling less distressed now they know it is a hoax. What sort of person would send a message like this It is such a shame that there is no way of stopping this type of message. Shells

01 Dec 2003, 21:41	#8
plukie Senior Loafer Join Date: 18.07.2003 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 199	Thank God that is a hoax! Lets just hope it doesn't put the thought into anyones mind to try it.

01 Dec 2003, 23:27	#10
Cathie Sweet But Sadistic Join Date: 18.06.2003 Location: Lincolnshire/Essex depending on the time of year! Posts: 4,098	Thanks for letting us know that it was a hoax. i cant believe the sick minds of some people. they shouldn't be thought of as human. i would have been increadibly upset if i had recieved this through email. it was upsetting enough reading it here.

04 Dec 2003, 02:55	#12
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	that is a sick hoax, my god that's sick being a cat lover and all, i don't think one could do that. really awful.

04 Dec 2003, 18:18	#13
bambi Super Loafer Join Date: 04.07.2003 Location: if sum1 knows plz tell me!! Posts: 312	its sick wether ur a cat lover or not wot kinda person wud even think of creating a website like that!!

04 Dec 2003, 22:33	#14
ChrissybabezNI Super Loafer Join Date: 18.11.2003 Location: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland Posts: 352	Thanks for letting us know that was a hoax as I was starting to get upset at the whole sickness of it all