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Rehosted webcomic - removedThis comic manages to make animal cruelty seem ok... (imgur.com)

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[–]Thnito_Kyrios 14 points15 points ago

Futurama will have anything that's relevant to something! I present to you Dave Spiegel, and his owner Fluffers!!

Edit: plot holes and spelling errors

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 2 points3 points ago

I love Futurama. Relevant.

[–]PeaceLoveLindzy 8 points9 points ago

If this doesn't belong here, I don't know what does. Where did you find this?

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 0 points1 point ago

Just stumbling through the web. It was a complete WTF read, until the end. Then for some reason, everything was justified.

[–]imfromtheinternets 2 points3 points ago

it's actually highlighting what cats are really like, ha

[–]SevenDeadlyNinjas 9 points10 points ago

It's not animal cruelty. It's role reversal.

Is it cruel when a cat kills an animal? Not really, it's in the cats nature. It's no more cruel than when any other predator does it.

The root reasons for humans to animal cruelty all stem back to two important concepts; we have the mental capacity to understand other animals pain and the technology to kill without undue pain.

The obvious conclusions are 1) Kill only when needed. 2) If you do kill, do it quickly as to prevent the killed from feeling pain. 3) If an animal is in pain and suffering and can not be saved, regardless of the reason for the cause of pain, you have an obligation to end said suffering. These are our rules. If you don't follow them, you're a bit fucked up and not many people would like you if they knew. I'm talking to you, guy-who-killed-cats-for-fun-as-a-kid.

So when we reverse the role of the domesticated cat killing birds and shit, it seems crazy.

TL;DR Different set of rules for humans and animals. Reverse them, shit goes sideways.

[–]Anzai 2 points3 points ago

If an animal is in pain and suffering and can not be saved, regardless of the reason for the cause of pain, you have an obligation to end said suffering.

Unfortunately, if you're a human with a painful terminal illness, you HAVE to suffer in most countries.

[–]otherchedcaisimpostr 7 points8 points ago

Cats are not native to the places we keep them, when we let them out to kill birds that really impacts the ecological balance of your local (and in many cases, migration locals abroad)

If you insist on keeping cats, attach a bell on their collar so they can't hunt.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

Next you'll tell everyone that dogs should always be tied up so they can't get loose.

[–]kate101091 2 points3 points ago

I have two bells and a metal i.d tag attached to my cats' collars. It's noisy as hell, but has not stopped them from presenting me with dead rodents.

[–]Fanta-stick 4 points5 points ago

I'd assume the rodents in your area are suicidal and severely depressed. Probably already dead when your cat finds them, he/she only wishes you to give them a proper burial.

[–]kate101091 1 point2 points ago

So the time Dewey brought home a half dead mole for me, he just wanted me to nurse the little guy back to help? This seems plausible.

[–]otherchedcaisimpostr 1 point2 points ago

rodents are one thing, birds another. still an impressive feline :) meow

[–]kate101091 1 point2 points ago

Oh yes, before we got Dewey, our yard had a serious mole problem. Now there's nary a mole to be found. Except for the dead ones he leaves as presents for me.

[–]I_WIN_DEAL_WITH_IT 4 points5 points ago

If you insist on keeping cats, don't.

I insist.

[–]SaltyBabe -5 points-4 points ago

If you insist on keeping cats, keep them indoors.

[–]Honey_Otter 1 point2 points ago

Meh, not always feasible and honestly if you fit a bell then it doesn't matter so much.

[–]cr3ative 0 points1 point ago

Question: Which country do you live in?

[–]SaltyBabe 0 points1 point ago

The US.

Keeping cats indoors not only stops them from destroying native wildlife, like this comic is talking about, but on average also lengthens a cats life expectancy by several years.

[–]cr3ative 0 points1 point ago

I guessed so; you may be surprised to hear (and I don't mean to bait you here; honestly; your points are probably true) that the US is the only place in the world where this is a common opinion. Elsewhere, cats are always free by default. Always. It's nuts, looking in on the US, to see cats as "OMG YOU LET IT OUT?!"

[–]kittenmoon2 0 points1 point ago

Or keep them as you would a dog, that is indoors most of the time but you take walks with them. I really don't understand why people don't do this. I take my two cats on a hourly walk everyday. They are way more compliant than most dogs. I can even unhook the leach and they don't run off.

[–]shayfoxx 1 point2 points ago

Man I posted this awhile back, you had a better title thiugh

[–]uberkonsumer 1 point2 points ago

Yes. Killing cats is OK! Seriously. Kill a cat and save countless other lives.

[–]PropagandaMan 3 points4 points ago

Why am I disturbed not by gruesome deaths of the animals, but by the guy's penis?

[–]Blargosaurus 40 points41 points ago

You're American.

[–]zemper 1 point2 points ago

http://you-win-the-internet.com/?n=Blargosaurus

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 6 points7 points ago

Either you are new to the Internet, or you have managed to navigate it so well, that you've avoided every penis enlargement ad.

[–]DongleNocker 4 points5 points ago

this illustrates the need to not allow your cat to run free and kill small animals.

[–]foodandart 2 points3 points ago

Well, it's not too far off the mark, considering that my cat routinely does similar things to smaller animals...

[–]Takes_it_in_the_face 4 points5 points ago

No, no this does not.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 3 points4 points ago

You are right. That is why I said that it makes it "seem ok". I appreciated how well this comic was able to make me ponder whether animal cruelty is justified, or not.

[–]youredumbfeeldumb 5 points6 points ago

It doesn't make it seem okay on any level.

The comic is a commentary on how we let our pets go out and ravage the local wildlife populations and then reward them for how cute they are when they come back. It's simultaneously a commentary on the innate nature of a being. A cat goes out and kills mice and small vermin. A man goes out and kills basically anything.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 15 points16 points ago

You are taking my initial intentions way too far. I'm sorry, I did not mean to offend anyone. I simply wanted to share something I found, not condone any sort of animal cruelty. Am I not in r/wtf?

[–]OutRunMyGun 1 point2 points ago

I don't know why you're getting downvotes, that's what the comic was getting at. I came here to say the same thing, that and it's a repost.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 4 points5 points ago

If anyone knows the source, I'd like to know. The author/illustrator of this deserves credit.

[–]smooshie 4 points5 points ago

http://maneggs.com/2011/03/30/man/

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 3 points4 points ago

After you posted that, I saw the watermark. Damn, I'm dumb.

[–]terrified_of_reddit 4 points5 points ago

Are people disagreeing that you're dumb by downvoting your comment or agreeing? I'm so confused.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 1 point2 points ago

People can be so condescending sometimes. I'm more young and ill-informed, than dumb. All of it is irrelevant, really I was just hoping people would enjoy the comic as much as much as I did. Can't please everyone though.

[–]kate101091 1 point2 points ago

Some people are assholes, unfortunately it's terminal.

[–]somthingwicked 1 point2 points ago

Well I know this much: it seems quite similar to Dave Spiegal and his owner Fluffers from Futurama episodes 201 (I Second That Emotion) and 310 (The Day the Earth Stood Stupid).

[–]BobDOfTheGalaxy 1 point2 points ago

Protip,

Go to tineye.com and you can look up images and find source. Same with Google images.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] -1 points0 points ago

Thanks for the tip. I appreciate it.

[–]BobDOfTheGalaxy 0 points1 point ago

Not a problem

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[–]meepy12345 1 point2 points ago

I don't get it.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 0 points1 point ago

It's a role reversal. If you have ever had an outside cat, they like to bring you back dead animal carcasses. It's a comment depicting what life would be like if we were in the place of our feline friends.

[–]Owyheemud 1 point2 points ago

Fake.

If it was real, he'd bring all his kills back home and leave them on the carpet outside his Master's bedroom. Like my cat does.

[–]murderbum999 1 point2 points ago

I've always loved this comic, but why did they make him a middle aged average looking bald guy? They should have made it a cute female or a good looking younger guy. The attractiveness of the pet to the owner endears them, and helps them to overlook the destruction they cause.

[–]SaltyBabe 4 points5 points ago

Don't most people find their own cats cute, even if other people don't?

[–]murderbum999 -1 points0 points ago

Yeah that's what I meant. Make him/her attractive so the reader can understand the feeling of having a cute pet with a violent other side that they ignore.

[–]RicksterCraft 0 points1 point ago

There is a scene with a penis in it. Might want to NSFW tag before someone seriously complains.

[–]Borkz 4 points5 points ago

In before somebody says "obligatory" and links to that gif (you know the one I mean).

[–]Roopa132 1 point2 points ago

Your comment is so American.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 1 point2 points ago

Thank you?

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 0 points1 point ago

I honestly didn't notice. Just tagged it.

[–]RicksterCraft -2 points-1 points ago

Thank you kind sir.

[–]Tis_Bahner 0 points1 point ago

Hes a Cat Person duh?

[–]trust_the_corps 0 points1 point ago

The panda is the wrong way around.

[–]dildo__baggins 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me a bit of the film Fantastic Planet.

[–]greatdaychap 0 points1 point ago

maneggs.....wat

[–]kate101091 0 points1 point ago

I don't think this has anything to do with animal cruelty. It's about role reversal of humans and cats. Cats go out, torture and kill little rodents and shit, then return home to their owners and no one bats an eye because that's just what cats do, it's in their nature. This comic just switches it around and puts the human in the cat's place in the cat in the human's place. Although, I'm pretty sure cats don't go out and kill pigs and turtles. :P

[–]butterflypoon 0 points1 point ago

This is why you keep cats indoors.

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] 0 points1 point ago

Just for the record, I'm not condoning animal cruelty. The title just represents how it affected me. I'm not going to go outside and start slaughtering panda bears now that I saw this.

[–]SweetLobsterBabies 1 point2 points ago

I guess i see your logic, but in all honesty pets are just animals that are incapable of feeling morals

[–]rossay83 0 points1 point ago

Wouldn't all the animals he's killing be larger than him?

[–]Sensible_Steve[S] -1 points0 points ago

It would seem that way, but the guy is supposed to be the scale of your average household cat.

[–]duramater4 0 points1 point ago

I hate fucking cats

[–]crabattack10 2 points3 points ago

Then stop doing it.

[–]duramater4 0 points1 point ago

I fucking hate cats...

Great comment I up voted

[–]stellaracapellar23 0 points1 point ago

The wonders of pcp

[–]Frost_Killsz -1 points0 points ago

Effects Of Bath Salts .

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