Cat bricked up in wall --- alive

whitecrook · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:31

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-16066680

The building contained a sealed room, with a mummified cat bricked into the wall.

It is believed the cat was buried alive to protect the cottage's inhabitants from evil spirits.

Seriously, WTF? Imagine doing that, and then one day there's no more meowing from behind the bricks. That's sick

Edrof · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:34

Your sig goes remarkably well with your OP...

Karl · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:35

I don't mean this as a personal jibe, but please no more cat posts. I can't take any more cruelty.

Goberpiles316 · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:35

It happend in the 17th Century I am sure people did not have much love for pets in them days.

Dark_Angel · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:36

Edrof said:
Your sig goes remarkably well with your OP...

I was thinking of the irony too...

bsoltan · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:36

That entire article and that is what you chose to pick up on?

Of course hanging ten women for alledgedly being witches is completely ok.

I think you have to realise that people got up to all kinds of weird stuff in the 17th century.

Tekgun · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:38

Was expecting a new build

people used to do some strange stuff for sure.

Efour · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:41

Tekgun said:
Was expecting a new build people used to do some strange stuff for sure.

lol me too, story loses a bit of oompf

misterPK · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:42

IT'S AN OUTRAGE! PEOPLE SHOULD BE HANGED FOR THAT KIND OF THING!!

whitecrook · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:42

Milkybk said:
THINK ABOUT THE CATS MAN!

Jono · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:43

Mummies are usually dead, no?
I just have a vision of a cat that was happily playing with bog roll, got itself wrapped up in it and fell into the wall cavity

Liquiduk · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:44

Cat's are in this week.

bhavv · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:44

It happened in the 17th century when people believed in witches, big furry deal!

whitecrook · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:44

Jono said:
Mummies are usually dead, no?
I just have a vision of a cat that was happily playing with bog roll, got itself wrapped up in it and fell into the wall cavity

well spotted - I did wonder how a cat could be both mummified, and buried alive.

Efour · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:45

Jono · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:48

I used to love Grotbags. I'd still hit it even now.

whitecrook · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:49

Jono said:
I used to love Grotbags. I'd still hit it even now.

WITH A STICK.

Craig1981 · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:50

Seriously. Who declared this cat genocide month?

Jono · 8 Dec 2011 at 12:53

Craig1981 said:
Seriously. Who declared this cat genocide month?

The witches of Pendle. It's just that it's been given a newfound lease of life, recently.