Have You Seen Beggars With Kittens?

[plowter]

There's a piece in the news about beggars being caught with drugged kittens in Edinburgh.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/beggars-using-drugged-kittens-two-charged-1-3067998

Have you ever seen a beggar with a kitten?

[Zacs-Master]

How do they afford the drugs? And the kittens!

[sandyRoe]

No. In Belfast they favour dogs as a means of attracting sympathy

[LazyGun]

Perhaps it represents a step up in their moral values? Not that long ago, all the stories were about beggars using drugged babies/children. Using drugged kittens is marginally better than that...

http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Social-Awareness/begging-gangs-hire-babies-and-drug-them-to-sleep-facts-analysis.html

[Gromit]

They were probably planning to deep fry them later.

[weecalf]

That explains the groggy muggy he's on the wacky baccy

[janbee]

No, only dogs or puppies.... even once, an IGUANA!!

[wolf63]

Maybe they have a publishing deal in mind Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

Dogs like people and I can understand a homeless person having a dog as a friend. Cats are not dogs ~ and most cats that I know would shred anybody trying to use them in this way.

[sp1814]

What does a drugged kitten look like???

[sp1814]

Congratulations to everyone for avoiding the obvious 'it beggars belief' pun.

You should all feel proud of yourselves.

[wolf63]

SP ~ a normal kitten is a demonic tornado with claws so a quiet kitten isn't normal

[sp1814]

wolf63

I'm told that Siamese kittens are neither...apparently they're just disdainful...?

[wolf63]

Oriental cats are overly vocal. My two moggies nag nag nag me but eh oriental ones are often loud and opinionated

[Canary42]

Condemnation to sp1814 for using the "beggars belief" pun.

You should be ashamed of yourself. :-)

[emmie]

dogs but no kittens, at least not yet.

[sp1814]

Canary42

Yep...you caught me out...!

[Eve]

Not round here, usually dogs, children or babies!

I wonder if it is an unfortunate (not that that is a strong enough word!) follow on from the success of Bob the Street Cat.

It must be terrifying for the poor things!

[viv38]

Let's hope the RSPCA steps in and takes them away.

[Barmaid]

ASBO would like to know where he can get the drugs from........

Seriously though, they must be drugged because kittens just will not sit still. I'd be furious if I saw one. Mainly round here it is dogs though.

[EDDIE51]

''How do they afford drugs?'' beggars often make over £200 a day if they can get a 'good patch' .Beats working.

[EDDIE51]

Read this!
http://metro.co.uk/2009/08/10/beggars-earning-73000-a-year-328306/