posted 11-02-2001 18:43         

It gives me nightmares to this day.

posted 11-05-2001 05:36            

Dear Friend,

Thank you for contacting us about BonsaiKitten.com. We share your
disgust
with this disturbing Web site and are extremely concerned about its
influence. We have received word that the FBI has decided to investigate
this web site. This has come as a direct result of calls and emails that
have been flooding their offices. Please let them know that you are
concerned as well. You can file a complaint at the following Web site: www.ifccfbi.gov. This is a reporting center Web site set up by the
Federal
Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for Internet fraud and other forms of
Internet crime.

Although we have found this site to be a "joke," we still feel it is
inappropriate and certainly not funny. The Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) investigated the origin of the site and found that the
name
and address under which the site is registered, a "Dr. Michael Wong in
New
York," is false information. The site was reportedly created by a
student at
M.I.T. as a joke among friends. When this site initially appeared in
December, a local humane organization did get involved on a local level
in
checking out this person but discovered no evidence of actual animal
abuse
having occurred. We believe that the Web site's creator was simply
trying to
generate attention by upsetting people who care about animals.

So far, it has been an uphill battle, as the only law that even remotely
covers issues like this is a law that covers e-mailed obscenities;
therefore, if the site is not in violation of the host's user agreement,
no
law is being violated, and the site can remain up. As you may know, this
site has been closed down several times before but continues to reappear
with different Web addresses. We are hopeful that with enough complaints
filed with the FBI, stressing the influence it may have on cases of
actual
cruelty, it will be removed permanently.

While the cruelty depicted on this Web site is a sick joke, the reality
is
that billions of animals suffer horrendously cramped conditions in
factory
farms. Chickens, calves, and pigs are crammed into cages so small they
cannot turn or stretch. Veal calves ("byproducts" of the milk industry)
are
chained in small crates for the duration of their short lives, chickens
are
squeezed into cages with no more space than a folded newspaper, and
pregnant
and nursing pigs are caged so they can barely move. For more information
about how animals suffer on factory farms, go to http://www.peta-online.org/mc/facts/fsveg3.html and http://www.meatstinks.com/.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us about this issue and
for
all you do to help animals.

Sincerely,

Kelly S. Cunningham

Administrative Assistant

KellyC@peta-online.org

posted 11-05-2001 08:08            

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Originally posted by LaMFear:
Amazon, please don't tell me you reported this to PETA. That would be sooooo stupid.

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Yes, I did.... but it was looooooong ago.
No, I didn't get the humor of the site, but now I do, and yes, I am idiotic for contacting PETA...
Oh well. Fire away.

posted 11-05-2001 08:12         

quote:

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Originally posted by Amazon:
While the cruelty depicted on this Web site is a sick joke, the reality
is that billions of animals suffer horrendously cramped conditions in
factory farms. Chickens, calves, and pigs are crammed into cages so small they
cannot turn or stretch. Veal calve("byproducts" of the milk industry) are chained in small crates for the duration of their short lives, chickens are squeezed into cages with no more space than a folded newspaper, and pregnant and nursing pigs are caged so they can barely move. For more information about how animals suffer on factory farms, go to [URL=http://www.peta-online.org/mc/facts/fsveg3.html ]http://www.petaonline.org/mc/facts/fsveg3.html[/URL] and http://www.meatstinks.com/.

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Ok, granted, that happens and I guess it sucks. But, how does that in any way correlate with bonzai kitten at all?

On a side note, criticizing Amazon for reporting that website to PETA is just about as bad as tree-hugging fucknuts going off on the site itself. I have little doubt that she made any kind of significant impact on the current situation if she did, either.

Granted, I think it was not the coolest thing in the world to do. But last I recall its a free country, and people are allowed to do as they see fit within the realm of their moral compass. We, myself included, may not agree with that, but welcome to America, ne?

For instance, until about a few moments ago I never thought I'd be defending Amazon of all people. New zinger's every day.

Misc. ignorant flame material to toss around:
Conan O'Brien hates Japs
Kill all the ragheads
The jews wish to rule the world
Russians = Communists
Dutch people smell like cheese (I lub you 14m3f33r!)

posted 11-05-2001 09:16            

quote:

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Originally posted by CapnBiggles:
For instance, until about a few moments ago I never thought I'd be defending Amazon of all people. New zinger's every day.

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posted 11-05-2001 10:04            

quote:

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Originally posted by CapnBiggles:
On a side note, criticizing Amazon for reporting that website to PETA is just about as bad as tree-hugging fucknuts going off on the site itself.

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Stupid is as stupid does - and not catching the fact that bonsaikitten IS NOT A REAL PRODUCT before you go angrily zinging off an outraged email to "report" them is pretty dull. Picking the retards at PETA (as opposed to a responsible organization like the SPCA) to report them TO is equally dull.

posted 11-05-2001 14:00            

[This message has been edited by Sara because she's slow]

posted 11-05-2001 17:15            

VS.

posted 11-05-2001 17:31            

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