Trial Begins in 'Gothic Kittens' Case

Trial has begun for a northeastern Pennsylvania woman charged with animal cruelty for marketing 'gothic kittens' with ear and neck piercings over the Internet. (Feb. 3)

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[fuarain]

Honey, I was a goth while you were still listening to N*Sync. Last I checked, goths pierced themselves, not their pets, and besides, she doesn't look that goth to me. It's really sad the way goth has been commercialized, just another way for chain stores and, apparently, "dog groomers" to make money.

It is not the animal rights movement's fault that in most parts of this country it is legal to dock the tail and ears of a dog.

[derrick13me]

ok i admit this was very stupid of her, but she shouldnt be in fucking trouble.

sheep cows and pigs have their ears pierced every day.

bulls have their balls mutilated.

dogs have their tails and balls mutilated.

and dogs tails are normally only cut off for owners vanity.

wtf people are so fucking whiney.

[plutoplatters]

i wonder if she bought her equipment for piercing at wal-mart ? 

[plutoplatters]

@fuarain honey, I was goth before adam and eve.

[uuhclem]

So until you can send every dog owner who docks their dog's tails and ears to jail, shut up and quit justifying the hypocrisy of the animal rights movement.

[uuhclem]

So until you can send every dog owner who docks their dog's tails and ears to jail, shut up and quit justifying the hypocrisy of the animal rights movement.misunderstood "goth" lifestyle. People do not understand goths, so they must persecute them at every opportunity.

[uuhclem]

You know, maybe you should stop reading between the lines. I was simply stating that docking a dog's tail and ears is not sending any dog owners to court. but pierce a kitten's ears does. Those piercings are NOT mutilating the ears of those cats. It's a double standard based on her misunderstood "goth" lifestyle. People do not understand goths, so they must persecute them at every opportunity.

[personage2007]

I ate two peices of chicken today and i dont like the woman either... suck on that fatboy... thats right.. give it a big suck fatboy

[personage2007]

the lady needs her jaw stomped and all her teeth thrown out of the window

and I'm only saying this to enrage the "u like animals more then humans" commenters.

[fuarain]

It's not different, which (again) is why Animal Welfare groups are opposed to those procedures.