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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/3306

A man watched a kitten crawl into his backyard and for whatever the reason, this man thought the best way to get rid of this aggrivating animal would be to torture it. He duct taped the helpless kitten entirely from its' neck down. Once reality set in and the man responsible realized the seriousness of what he had just done, he panicked and stashed the kitten in a nearby yard. When a neighbor heard the animal meowing in agony he went outside and took the kitten in to an animal hospital to recover. The man at fault for harming the kitten was caught and charged with a pretty hefty fine. Luckily with a little time and a lot of patience the kitten was saved and is now living happy good as new.
I came across this story when surfing through numerous "funny" animal snap shots on msnbc.com. Something that really stood out to me was the popularity of this article. It didn't effect anyone except for the man responsible for abusing the kitten, the rescuer and the cat itself yet this story caught the eye of hundreds of viewers. People enjoy these types of stories for many reasons, it is out of the norm, justice is served, or a hero is made. Personally I enjoy reading them because they are much different than the average news you see taking over the headlines.
As I said earlier I discovered this article when shifting through different animal pictures. Every image I saw was either funny, cute or just kind of weird. The picture of the kitten duct taped from head to toe was none of the above. It made me angry and gave me a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. The person who thought duct taping that cat either thought it was humerous or that the animal deserved to be punished and I know for a fact there are many different ways he could have gone about handling getting this stray animal out of his yard. I have a cat. His name is Puck and I've had him for almost 12 years now. He is one of my very best friends I don't know what I would do if I ever found him all wrapped up in duct tape. I am just glad to see the man responsible is paying the price for this crime.