FW: Bonsai kitten

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Hi AllJust sending you some good news on this one, it has been proven to be a hoax!I am sending you the info we got from HSUS, I am sure they will have more on their site.Warmest RegardsLiezel MortimerWildlife Action Group - South Africawww.wag.co.zaBONSAI KITTEN IS A HOAX:In recent months, we have been deluged with emails from concerned citizens regarding the "Bonsai Kitten" website, a prank website created to inciteanger among animal lovers. The Bonsai Kitten website has been verysuccessful in doing exactly what its creator intended: to provoke millionsand millions of animal lovers into publicizing its existence across theglobe. While the website has successfully shocked and upset throngs ofanimal lovers, it is important to make clear to the public that no animalswere actually harmed in the creation of this website. Any continuedattention on website is actually more harmful than it is helpful, feedingdirectly into the prankster's game.WHAT YOU CAN DO:If you receive an email about the Bonsai Kitten website, please do NOTpass it along, as publicizing its existence will only further fuel itscreator's sick intentions. For more information on this topic,see:http://www.hsus.org/programs/companion/bonsai_kitten.html -----Original Message-----ning [ning]31 May 2001 06:53a vegan place; aapn; adrian; aimee fougner; aimee mease; alexandredamien; alina; amelia; amy; animal advocacy; animal friendly; animalprogress; animal rights now; animals have rights too; animals in need;anne; anucha; arsit; babe_brandon; ban fur FW: Bonsai kitten-katrien drijvers <katrien.drijvers AnimalRightsNow <AnimalRightsNow > ; CATS-R-US <CATS-R-US > ; OOOOALLCATS <OOOOALLCATS > Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7:46 PMFw: doe mee !!!!In Japan is a man who sells "bonsai-kittens".It is a bit hard for me to translate the Dutch text into English, butplease go to www.bonsaikitten.com <http://www.bonsaikitten.com> , whereyou can read how this is done.I could not believe it first, and thought it was a very sick joke. Buteven on the radionews they talked about it, and said it is true.This mail is a petition to stop this cruelty. Please put your nameunderneath, and forward it to as much people as possible. If the listcontains more than 500 mails, please send him to anacheca<anacheca .ThanksKatrienrienusMaggie Vandamme [ maggie.vandamme<maggie.vandamme ]maandag 28 mei 2001 19:56wendy medard; Wellen, Dorien; vincent hazart; van Wijk Peter;susanne stocks; peter vleugels; peter gezelle; patrick tant; Miriam VanDer Eecken; Michelle Aelbrecht; marleen van roie; maaike mark; johanplaeke; Jan Rispens; jan hoorens; huguette brouwers; Goovaerts Lidwina;elie elieforyou; d d; chris vrancken; bruno; Beagley, Lynda; bart vanroey; Bart Thielemans; annick eliaerts; anne vandamme; anne dewolfs;Alain van den Bergdoe mee !!!!Van: Bergen Philip (Herentals) < PhilipTJ.Bergen<PhilipTJ.Bergen >Aan: GERDA Dekinder (E-mail) < g.dekinder<g.dekinder >; BART Schols (E-mail) <bart.schols <bart.schols >;Annick Bergen (E-mail) < abergen1 <abergen1 >; EVESalaets (E-mail) < eve.salaets<eve.salaets >; Maggie Vandamme (E-mail) <maggie.vandamme <maggie.vandamme >; MARCClaes (E-mail) < marc.claes<marc.claes >; Recko Guy (E-mail) <Guyrecko <Guyrecko >; KATRIN Bergen (E-mail)< katrin.bergen <katrin.bergen >Onderwerp: FW: Bonsai-KittenDatum: maandag 28 mei 2001 8:57Mensen, lees dit effe! 't Duurt nog geen 3 minuten en als iedereen er opreageert en het doorstuurt, haalt het misschien iets uit.Aan iedereen die liefde of respect heeft voor gelijk welke levensvorm...InNew York woont er een Japanner die 'bonsai katjes' verkoopt. Lijkt leuk,niet? Alles behalve!!! De man propt kleine katjes in glazen flessen,stopteen sonde in hun anus, die door een opening in de fles loopt zodat dekatjes zich kunnen kwijten van urine en faeces. Om de katten de vorm vandefleste doen aannemen, worden ze gevoed met chemicaliën om hun beenderenvervormbaar te maken. Zo blijven ze daar zolang het beestje de martelinguithoudt. Zekunnen zich niet bewegen, niet lopen, zich niet wassen. Dezegruwelijkhedenzijn mode aan het worden in New York, China, Indonesië, Nieuw Zeeland,omdat het een mascotte is. Meer informatie vind je op de site:http://bonsaikitten.com <http://bonsaikitten.com> ..We doen een petitie(om te ondertekenen hieronder)om naar dierenbescherming te sturen in de Verenigde Staten en Mexico, omtevermijden dat dit misbruik ongehinderd voortduurt én getolereerd wordt.Wedanken uw interesse, en ik zou willen vragen dat u deze email doorstuurtnaar anderen die van katten houden, of gelijk welk levend wezenrespecteren, en dat jullie je naam hieronder bijvoegen. En zodat delijstleesbaarblijft, vragen we om de tekst te copiëren en in een nieuwe mail teplakken. Als je deze lijst ontvangt met meer dan 500 namen,gelieve eenkopiete sturen naar: anacheca <anacheca <anacheca <anacheca >1.- Ana Checa México, D.F..2.- Manolo Aller México D.F.3.- Alberto Huerta México D.F..4.- Manuel Gutiérrez México DF5.- Marco Zapata Madrid6.- Teresa Morato México D.F.7.- Ximena Goyenechea México D.F.8.- Larissa Lara México D.F..9.- Marina Arencibia Venezuela10.- Ana Maria Carvajal Venezuela11.- Edgard D'Angelo Venezuela12.- Claudia Marquez Venezuela13.- Derek Ludovic Venezuela14.- Rodolfo Placencia Venezuela15.- Marbella Caceres Venezuela16.- Maria Cristina Caceres Venezuela17. Ana C. 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In a message dated 6/1/2001 2:12:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, krista writes:

 

 

In fact, it was probably designed

to do exactly what it's done here - highlight the stupidity/lack of credibility

of certain facets of the AR community

 

Now that is a bit harsh and unnecessary! Keep in mind that some of us do believe in the animal rights movement and are offended by that comment.

 

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It is pretty sick that someone could even come up with something like this.

It is fake though, demented, but nonetheless fake.

 

 

In Japan is a man who sells “bonsai-kittens“.

> It is a bit hard for me to translate the Dutch text into English, but

> please go to www.bonsaikitten.com <http://www.bonsaikitten.com> , where

> you can read how this is done.

> I could not believe it first, and thought it was a very sick joke. But

> even on the radionews they talked about it, and said it is true.

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ning wrote:

 

> In Japan is a man who sells “bonsai-kittens“.

> It is a bit hard for me to translate the Dutch text into English, but

> please go to www.bonsaikitten.com <http://www.bonsaikitten.com> , where

> you can read how this is done.

> I could not believe it first, and thought it was a very sick joke. But

> even on the radionews they talked about it, and said it is true.

 

Oh, for heaven's sake. Did you read this site? How can you possibly believe

this is true?

 

It is a SICK joke, yes, but it is NOT true. In fact, it was probably designed

to do exactly what it's done here - highlight the stupidity/lack of credibility

of certain facets of the AR community (which is seen by outsiders to be

representative of all of us!).

 

Have a look at

http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa021401a.htm?\

terms=bonsai

for more information, if you're interested in facts.

 

Sorry to sound harsh, and my apologies to the group for posting off-topic...

 

Krista

 

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