As I’ve discussed before, I have a huge 100-pound monster dog. He’s like a little horse, and he’s ugly-beautiful, with a face only a mother could love. And yes, I consider myself his mother. Judge away. Before my current dog, I had a beautiful English setter, but before him, I was a cat person. I was raised a cat person, and I had cat sisters for the first 18 years of my life. I know cats. I love cats. I get the quirky, amazing, can’t-be-bothered elusiveness of a good housecat. I know all about cats, from pregnant kitties to baby kitties to kitties in heat to little whore cats to prowling tomcats to dying kitties. In my soul, I am a cat person, I’ve just taken a little time out to love my puppies.
All of this to say that I hate Kim Kardashian. I hate her because I’m going to come close to defending her and her actions as seen in this photo she tweeted of herself. Technically, this isn’t the absolute worst way to hold a cat. This is the way a mother cat hold her kitten. She picks the kitten up by the scruff of the neck and moves the kitten wherever she thinks the kitten needs to go. I’ve seen people handle cats in similar ways, including more than a few veterinarians. I had one vet who would only hold cats this way – it helps if the cat is a scratcher.
Now, does Kim know how to handle cats? Is she a cat person? She strikes me as a dog person. So is she holding the cat this way because she’s a cruel bitch, or because she’s a pro at handling kitties? I don’t know. But I still hate her. Even if you know how to handle cats, you shouldn’t tweet a photo of yourself dolled up like Desperate Hussy the Cat Dominatrix. Bitch. It looks like she’s saying to her next client: “Do you want some extra p-ssy thrown in?”
Update by Celebitchy: Kim has responded to the controversy over how she’s handling this poor cat, and wrote “rest assured, the owner and vet were on set and showed me how to pick him up. The cat was not harmed in any way and is perfectly fine! I love animals and would never do anything to harm any animals.”
I’ve come to the conclusion that she didn’t want to be covered in cat hair. That’s the only reason I can think of for her holding the cat in that fashion. Vain, useless twat that she is. Hope the moggy projectile peed on her afterwards.
Regardless of her motivation, this allows me to hate her even more than I did yesterday.
It’s an appropriate way to hold a youngish kitten, which this kitteh appears to be.
Kitteh seems pretty calm and relaxed, although the smell from her trowelled-on make-up probably isn’t very pleasant for it.
i think she’s probably a cat person and knows that’s a better way to pick up a cat than round the tummy or something like that. i don’t think she’s quite dumb enough or cruel enough to knowingly be pictured doing something she thought was wrong.
I’m glad someone at least taught her the proper way to do it, but I don’t know why she felt the need to do it at all, and then post the picture. She had to know it would open up to criticism. Why bring that sort of attention to yourself, unless you’re a famewhore…oh right.
I’ll be really happy when her pointless fame goes the way of Paris Hilton’s, Octomom’s, and a number of other talentless morons.
I know celebitchy that you hate Kim even before the cat issue.
My family love dogs and cats but i don’t like animals. I know for sure that you now hate me, what are the penalties? Anyways, i am not a C celebrity [exactly how you refer to Kim] but in all Kim is not as bad as you paint her all the time.
@violet. So did you mean, “She’s probably [NOT] a cat person?”
I think she’s an idiot. I mean why else post a useless picture of yourself holding a kitteh as if you were going to toss it away? She’s not posting a “aww kitteh wrapped around my fake tittehs” picture.
I like that PeTA went all boo hiss on her. They just keep proving to me that they really have nothing to do all day.
Im not a fan of Kim’s or of holding kittens that way, but I dont think she is harming him.
I think the cat is young enough that it wasn’t hurt, but even cat people should know that mature cats are too heavy to be picked up that way without putting one’s hand under the bum for support. Yes, picking up cats of any age by the scruff of the neck can be done, but it’s not recommended the heavier they are, imo. Not to mention, the cat will feel more secure if it has support underneath as well.
My issue with the entire thing is that she’s holding the cat oddly, and for what reason? Why is the cat in this picture, being held away from her like that? I already don’t like her and her family for renting a baby chimpanzee, was it? This picture just cements my possibly erroneous opinion that she thinks of animals only as accessories.
Kaiser, I, too, am a cat person who also loves dogs. 😀
I’ve had cats my whole entire life, and yeah, this is an acceptable way to hold a kitten. But, in my opinion, you should really only do this if the kitten needs to be moved immediately and you don’t want to deal with being scratched. I’ve had kittens getting into all kinds of weird places, and pulling them out by the scruff of the neck just works.
If this were an older cat, I’d be super pissed…because I don’t think full grown cats at meant to be held that way at all.
Really, though, would it kill her to hold the kitten as if she actually, I dunno, liked it? Why can’t she cradle it or something? Why does she have to pose with it like it’s her latest kill?
She looks pretty. Did she get a nose job?
I don’t think it’s not cruel to hold a cat by the scruff of the neck. it looks painful, but cats don’t feel that. If I were Kim though, I wouldn’t hold him up that high.
You can tell the cat isn’t happy with this by the way his tail and back legs are tucked. Cats do this when they are afraid. I have five rescue kitties (and six rescue mutts — I have a big sign over my house that says “sucker” and all homeless cats/dogs find their way to me) and have had 25+ rescue cats over the course of my life. I know their behavior and body language. This kitty is upset and afraid. She should be ashamed. The cat may be fine physically but was some stupid, tacky photo worth scaring an innocent creature?
And what would be the point of this photo??? Regardless of whether or not it’s the proper way to hold a cat (it is actually but the cat does look freaked out), it’s a tacky horrible picture and I am officially sick of the attention that talentless, vulgar mob of Kardashians gets. I suggest a moratorium on them.
I don’t care if it’s nit the worst way to hold a cat. It’s certainly not the best way or a loving way. She us using the cat to look what she thinks us as sexy as possible with no regard for the cat. I hate this photo and I’m angry at the example she just made for kids to follow. I’m so sick of people treating animals with a complete lack of love or basic respect
Yes, best way to hold a KITTEN. This is not a kitten. How would she like to be held like this, OH WAIT – she likes being peed on so I guess it wouldn’t matter how you held the BITC>>>> down.
i hate all things kardassian. serious hate.
This isn’t a newborn kitten; I take my three cats to the vet for regular check ups and they’ll only scruff cats if they are uncertain of being scratched. This poor kitten isn’t a newborn, that’s quite obvious and I’m sick and tired of this posture being defended. At this age, kittens need their weight supported. How goddamn high is she scruffing that kitten?
This picture was taken in Australia. I don’t really believe what Kim says until the ‘alleged’ vet on set is quoted.
In Australia there are no regulations about animals, in the same way that there are on US film sets. So for all anyone knows, there was no vet on hand.
I own three cats, from 8 weeks. I’ve never picked them up that way. I’m amazed at how many people defended Kardashian on her Twitpic page, some to the point of justifying it because of their aversion to cats. Disgusting if you ask me. Then again, what can be expected from a Kardashian?
@Jo and @Shay – I was thinking the same thing…mother cats hold little kittens that way – but to hold a full grown cat that way with all its weight pulling downward from it’s small neck is just mean! I hope this woman (I’m using the term very loosely) gets a bunch of shit for this!
Oh and, Kim, animal cruelty is NOT sexy!
I also hate these famewhores – all of them!
Mama cats pick up their kittens by the scruff, yes, but those kittens are 8 weeks old and younger. This cat looks older than that. Cats need support if you lift them by their scruff, and Kim is doing it wrong, not to mention the kitty was probably scared and stressed as it was. And that sort of thing DOES hurt the older and heavier cats get. This photo makes me sick.
I have a cat who looks just like that and if she picked him up that way, she’d get my fist in her big face. (Can you tell I’m a cat person?)
I don’t like that the cat is obviously uncomfortable and she’s looking at the camera trying to look sexy. Is the cat being hurt? I doubt it. But s/he is a victim of her bad posing and horrible modeling.
Here’s what happened. She thought she looked really smokin’ that day and her small brain told her this would make for an “edgy” photo while simultaneously she could show off her massive plastic breasts. She posted it even as the microsopic voice of her subconscious told her that maybe it was a teensy bit controversial only because she couldn’t deny the world her “hotness” in this idiotic photo. She’s secretly glad now that people are talking about this photo because she knows they’re seeing her in this outfit. Ugh.
I love Kim… and I hate cats. Guess I’m in the wrong thread… x:
she’s a devil!!!! don’t care if she loves cats or dogs!!! LOL
She is still a ho.
I hate this bitch. That cat has more talent in it’s kitty litter than this useless ho has in her entire fake body.
That was not a small kitten. A gentle hand under it’s bottom area for support would have been the kind thing to do. I can’t stand her now. Just another Hollywood air head.
I hate all the Kardashians. The thing that bothers me most about the pic is that she is using the kitty as a prop for her costume. It looks silly and there was just no need to hold the poor thing like that. If you love animals, then hold them – don’t use them as a prop for your sexy kitty pic!
you guys who “hate” her so much are all making her more popular by talking about her nonstop.
Well I don’t know very much about cats, but the only time I pick up my dog this way (he’s tiny; smaller than some adult cats) is when he is on furniture that he knows he is not supposed to be on – like the kitchen table. I do not think adult animals like being held this way at all – they are powerless and unable to do anything about it. This is why the tail curls up between the legs. In my opinion there are very few reasons you should ever hold an animal this way. Like I said, I’ll do it, but only in certain situations for the few seconds it takes to put my dog on the floor. He would NOT like being held like that way to be shown off, especially if it was for more than a couple of seconds.
It’s calming to baby animals because being held that way causes endorphins to be released – mother animals do it when they need to move the baby quickly and quietly (the endorphins make baby happy and stop baby from crying). I don’t think the endorphins kick in after a certain age though.
She is gorgeous, but seems like she’s making desperate attempts to get Reggie to take an interest in her again. So sad.
Actually, doesn’t the mother(cat) lift the kittens by the neck (her jaws around the kittens neck, not sure how to explain)and not by the skin/scruff?
And I’d say that cat looks very scared/uncortable. Cats curle up like that when they’re afraid and feel defenseless…
That cat is perfectly fine. I despise all things Kardashian and she most certainly did this just to drum up some publicity but that cat is NOT full grown and cats are far lighter than some people think they are.
Tail and back legs tucked doesn’t mean a cat is uncomfortable. They go a bit catatonic when you hold them like that and that is a natural posture they adopt to get their tail and legs out of the way when the momma cat needs to transport them somewhere else.
I was indifferent to her before, now it’s full blown hate.
No, she’s not treating that kitten right.
“Bitch. It looks like she’s saying to her next client: “Do you want some extra p-ssy thrown in?”
you’re one funny Kaiser!
The “Im soooooo hot!!” face = BORING!
i am disgusted by this. i used not judge her but this PISSES me off
ugh she is such a jackass
really cruel, what a bitch
this is a totally normal way to hold a kitten people! i cant believe how clueless some people are about basic things most people should know.
i dont really care for kk but this isnt the reason you should hate her…
A SMALL kitten, yes. A LARGE kitten – no. And this is a large kitten.
This is just wrong on all counts. Kittens can tolerate that kind of hold, but as a cat gets older and heavier there is less scruff and it is painful and cruel to do what she is doing. Especially if you aren’t trained to handle cats.
Further, if it was being properly done the cat would have fully curled up and this one isn’t doing that- so likely she is hurting that poor baby.
Plus the vibe is sinster- But what do you expect from a woman who allows herself to be videotaped getting a golden shower??? She’s a See You Next Tuesday in my book.
“This is cruel” “That’s not how you hold a kitten/cat” “She’s so selfish” “I hate her”
FFS, people.
1. How she’s holding that cat ISN’T cruel. If she were holding the cat by its tail, then yeah – pitch a PETA operation in front of her house. Wait – she’s not holding it by its tail? Then NFM.
2. I worked in a vet hospital. This is how most cats are carried when either not in a carrier and not being transported after sedation and medication so as to not injure the cat or the vet tech/vet. If the cat is heavy, the bottom is supported or the cat is carried in the arms with one hand pressing down firmly on the cat’s head.
3. If you hate Kim Kardashian, hate her. But don’t use that hate as an excuse to justify irrational accusations. (And yes, I cannot stand any of the Kardashians but to dislike her even more because of this is just plain stupid.)
I didn’t think I could have any less respect for Kim Kardashian aka. Miss golden shower, but I was wrong. This picture has me all kinds of pissed off.I love cats. In fact I love all animals. And I can’t stand the way some celebrities, I’m talking to you Paris Hilton, use animals as if they are mere accessories. This cat is nothing more than a prop in this picture. A whip or a knife, or any object that would fit the vamp,goth,whore,catwoman,dominatrix,Russ Meyer girl, fetish model,vibe that Kim was going for would have been a fitting substitute.
Wow, yet another reason for me to hate this idiotic, plastic woman (I CAN NOT stand that whole family actually).
Any person who is a fan of this woman and her family I have concerns for their mental health/dislike for, as these females are a bunch of no talent, mediocre looking, ordinary, boring bimbos, who don’t contribute anything to society except for clogging up TV channels with their stupid reality shows and showing young girls that to get famous they should do a sex tape- ala Kim, and then just become professional fame whores off a family members/friends coat tails.
If I had a daughter and she idolised this woman and her family I would be seriously concerned as to where I had gone wrong in her up bringing.
This isnt the worst way to hold a cat for a very short second or two but why is she even holding the at like this period? When will she go away =(
She tweaked her nose again. It looks ok but the lower face lift/cheek implants look terrible. She is to young to be botoxing and tweaking. She will be so sorry when older because you cant just keep tweaking and look ok-it catches up w you at some point but all these infamous tabloid girls seems to want instant gratification and dont think about how they will look 5 yrs from now and there are a million dr’s who will do whatever they want for the $ and not say hey wait do you know how bad & what a freak you are going to look like in 5-10 years.
Jag:April 20th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Great post!
I just wish the cat had peed on her face in an attempt to escape. We all know how much she likes to be peed on.
does she use fur and leather? she said she wouldn’t do anything to harm an animal…
well, maybe she thinks fur grows in trees.
Just saying…
I always thought that this a perfectly fine way to carry kittens, because that’s how their mums carry them. But I always thought that after they got to a certain size, you didn’t do it like that anymore. Mainly because I tried it with my cat when she was fully grown and she was not happy about it.
This handling was specified in the cat’s contract. “If I am to be held by that skank, she may only touch me using the Right Hand (Hand That Was Not Peed On In Sex Video”); and only at the scruff of my neck, which will be bathed, massaged and oiled in the Kitty Spa of my choice immediately after the photo shoot has concluded. –Kitty Kitteh”
she looks like shes about to eat it