Oh dear Christ

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

I too find myself in a position of "meh".

Sure it's weird, sure it's not what we would consider normal.

But apart from a bunch of birds who are I'm sure by now are shitting bricks breeze blocks, there is no harm. The cat died and the owner wanted to make something out of the body.

I mean it's not like he woke up one morning and said "I think I'll bash Mr. Friskers over the heat with a shovel and turn him into a quadcopter".

When you think about it's not all that much stranger than turning the cow you had for dinner into the leather jacket you're wearing while riding your Motorcycle home.

I guess this makes 102 uses for a dead cat?

[Rapscallion]

When you think about it's not all that much stranger than turning the cow you had for dinner into the leather jacket you're wearing while riding your Motorcycle home.

The difference there is that a golden rule of farming is that you never name what you intend to eat.

Rapscallion

[Hyena Dandy]

On the issue of how we treat our dead, I tend to the view that we treat them with reverence for the sake of those who are left alive. That's really what a funeral is about, and I was at my uncle's yesterday.

And I think a certain bit of reverence for what the person would have wanted as well. Just because, well, I think that any reasonable step should be taken. If I don't want my organs donated, don't donate my organs. There's regularly a big hubbub whenever the Mormons proxy-baptize a holocaust victim.

However, in this case it's... A cat. I don't think it had any idea of what it WANTED. If it did, I'd try to respect it. As not... I kinda like the idea of a flying cat.

Come on.

It's my cat.

But it's FLYING.

FLYYYYYIIIIING.

Wooooooooooooooooo.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

The difference there is that a golden rule of farming is that you never name what you intend to eat.

Rapscallion

Sure you do. That cow over there is "Chuck", the rather majestic looking one in the corner is "Sir Loin of Beef", the pig over by the water trough is named "Francis", the rooster that just got usurped by the younger roosters is "Stu"...

I got a million of them.

[Ginger Tea]

If this artist had done this to a man and said man had requested this to be done with his remains atleast we would know concent was given.
But the general rule of thumb with dead humans regardless of their wishes, is to stick them underground (or burn them to ashes zombie solver way) not use them as set decorations in a haunted house even if thats what Uncle Jim-Bob wanted done.

Even presented with legal documents showing consent, I think the people verbally attacking the people tasked with the job, would still say "but you shouldn't have done it even if he paid you a million dollars."

[Lachrymose]

the rooster that just got usurped by the younger roosters is "Stu"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtrJwLfNQPs

[HYHYBT]

That's really what a funeral is about, and I was at my uncle's yesterday.

Condolences on losing your uncle.

The thing that bothers me is that the cat looks terrified. I know, it's not really a cat anymore and doesn't *really* feel anything, but still.