Bonsai cat | The controversial case of Bonsai Kitten that never existed

Cheats, frauds, scams, lies, scams, hoaxes,...the history of mankind is full of examples that reflect on one hand the goodness and credulity of the people and on the other how malicious and not very empathetic some people can be in order to achieve its objectives.In Lifestyle we saw some of these cases at the entrance 3 medical scams that were paid very well and on this occasion we wanted to approach a curious case of bulo that occurred on the Internet and that did not intend to raise the anger that is arousing, but simply was an academic exercise to denounce the commodification of nature. Join us to meet Bonsai Cat.The controversial case of the so-called Bonsai Kitten that never existed.

Bonsai cat: the controversial case of the Bonsai Kitten that never existed

We all know what is a bonsai: a tree or plant cultivated following the Japanese techniques of the art of bonsai.It consists in cultivating these plant specimens, usually shrubs, so that, controlling its size by various techniques, they are in a much smaller size than would be natural Can you imagine what it would be like to do that to an animal?

The website bonsaikitten.com

Bonsai cat | The controversial case of Bonsai Kitten that never existed

At the end of 2000 a web page called bonsaikitten.com appeared on the Internet.Its origin was in the United States and was created by a student or group of graduate students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the alias "Dr.Michael Wong Chang".Its purpose was apparently to raise kittens in bottles with a purely decorative purpose.All kinds of instructions to "grow" a cat as if it were a bonsai. Even, apparently, you could buy everything you need to get it.The bonsai cat was bottled to be used as an ornament in the house.

Supposedly, the kitten had to be placed inside a glass container shortly after birth and through various techniques the bonsai cat was able to adopt the shape of the container.small holes had to be opened in the v idyll and the animal was fed and "evacuated" through a probe.Even if it were a hoax, just imagining it causes dread and it is not surprising the controversy that raised the case of the bonsai cat.

The author's true intention

Bonsai cat | The controversial case of Bonsai Kitten that never existed

The author or authors of the website bonsaikitten.com wanted with their joke to draw attention to marketing and commodification that it was becoming, more and more, of nature.However, the controversy that they wanted to provoke got out of hand since many organizations in favor of animals thought that, although everything that was seen in she on the bonsai cat, could incite cruelty to animals.

Polemic and repercussions of the case of the Bonsai Cat

Bonsai cat | The controversial case of Bonsai Kitten that never existed

A few days after the Bonsai Kitten page was launched, the commotion was enormous.Many people and societies in defense of animals complained to the Animal Welfare Institute and the Humane Society of the United States, among other institutions, for allowing the existence of such a practice.They wrote expressing their rejection and demanding that it be closed.Quickly, it was proved that everything was a dwarf and it was made known to the media that it was a hoax.However, the stir was so great that local authorities and even the FBI intervened in the case, again certifying that the practice proposed by bonsaikitten.com was false and the images that could be seen on it were truncated.

Although the initial website bonsaikitten.com closed shortly thereafter , others were created imitating the first and the bulo has continued through the years running on the Internet.Although since 2001 it has been said that everything was a lie, still in some parts of the world, sporadically, the controversy rises again.

If you have been interested in meeting the Bonsai Cat, the controversial case of the Bonsai Kitten that never existed, do not miss…

The Internet is a world that must be approached with caution and critical spirit.what is published nor think that everything is a lie. The work on the Bonsai Cat or Bonsai Kitten became a hoax that ran throughout the network raising passions among animal advocates especially, but He is not the only one known.We propose that you know The Amazing Nazi Minions' hoax, or discover that there are around Creepypastas, short horror stories, collected and shared on the Internet with the intention of scaring whoever reads them.you can miss them!

But what you want is to continue reflecting on what lies, perhaps you are interested in investigating and deepening with these 150 phrases about lying | Is sincerity overrated? And remember not to suffer for bonsai cats.They never existed! What do you think of the case of the bonsai cat? Do you think that although the author's intention was to draw attention to the commodification of nature, did it incite animal violence? Share your opinion with us! We will be happy to read you.

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