'I wish my cats were dead'

[Lotti 10]

I've just found this: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/dave_hill/2006/03/i_wish_my_cats_were_dead.html

 

I'm so saddened by this sort of attitude Isn't it a good job not everyone is like this?

[BlackVelvet 10]

Hes a pretty pathetic excuse for a pet owner isn't he? Its folk like him filling up the rescue centres. cant put what I really think as the profanity filter will render it incomprehensable

[sTaGeWaLkEr 10]

More disturbing perhaps are some of the responses that follow...

 

 

Bizarre!

[Lotti 10]

I know! (to both comments) I can't believe 'people' will actually say this publicly.

 

I'd be so ashamed if I felt that way.

[jodyh86 10]

i cant b arsed to read it all cus its just makin me more mad but what was the outcome in the end?did he rehome,kill or was he just joking bout?

[parcher 10]

I could not make up my mind whether he was entirely serious or not. I would like to hope it was all tongue in cheek though

[JoeP 11]

It's in the Guardian. Enough said.

 

I detect a humourist....although I could be wrong - http://davehill.typepad.com/temperama/

[Lotti 10]

I think it was mostly humour, he was asking people's opinions as to what he should do though which unfortunately generates comments that aren't meant to be tongue in cheek

[Noodle 10]

Oh, you're going to hate me pets forum friends, but I thought it was hilarious! Definitely funny, not real. If you look at his life (6... S-i-x (!) children)and like Joe says, where he's posting... tooo funny. Really, as one of the commenters said, if you hate cats, why do you have three...?! Says it all really.

[Lotti 10]

It was the comments it generated noodle... Unfortunately I don't think in today's society you can get away with saying that as a joke due to the amount of people who do think that way.

 

Perhaps I'm being over-sensitive but I think in an age where pets seem to matter not and are treated like that every day, his writing style wasn't the best way to go about highlighting the situation (if that's what he was trying to do)