Hurry - check out CNN

[gini]

I can't post the link for you - but you MUST go to CNN.com
and check out Sam the 45 pound cat - who gets to meet
the Georgia Governor.

He has a lot to say too! (if we could only understand what he is really saying :D )

[lute]

that poor cat! :( it looks like a beached whale! poor thing can't even walk.

[gini]

I agree!

[catlover4ever]

One scoop of cat food a day and Sam is that big.....I think he's hiding food somewhere....poor baby, he can't even walk. :(

[mina'smomma]

I'm sorry I may be speaking out of line, but to let that precious baby get that big is just plain mean. I'm sorry, but I think that should be considered some type of Animal Abuse. I mean how could you be so cruel to an animal. I just makes me so mad. :mad: I'm just glad my girls will never be that big.

[caseysmom]

Maybe now it is on a restricted diet but I doubt he always has been. It was panting hopefully he doesn't have heart failure it could have been just nervous, poor guy.

[lute]

I'm sorry I may be speaking out of line, but to let that precious baby get that big is just plain mean. I'm sorry, but I think that should be considered some type of Animal Abuse. I mean how could you be so cruel to an animal. I just makes me so mad. :mad: I'm just glad my girls will never be that big.
you're not out of line at all. i think having a cat that obese is just as abusive as having a super skinny cat.

[RedHedd]

Poor guy! One cup of food a day? Doesn't sound right to me.

[Laura's Babies]

Did you notice the owner in the clip... he looks rather on the super large size too so that tells me he has been feeding him more than 1 cup of food a day. He probably gets that 1 cup along with all the table scraps he is allowed to eat too. No mention was made of a thyroid problem so he is that large from over eating..

[Mad Mags Moo]

That poor cat! One cup.......yeah right......how big is the real cup!!!! :rolleyes: My Squeak is a bit plump but I would never let her get that big.......it is a case of abuse I think. :(

[catnapper]

Poor guy.... I couldn;t even finish watching the video since everyone seemed to be PROUD the cat was so fat and basking in the attention their abused kitty was getting. That is most definately abuse! :mad:

[catmandu]

One Cup?
Would that be like the Bottomless Cup of Coffee that you get at Dennys or IHOP?
Im sorry but one cup does not produce a 45 Pound Cat.
Thats awful as the Poor Thing was breathing hard just moving.
Thats a Very Sad story.

[critter crazy]

Poor Kitty!! gosh that is just so mean!! they shouldnt be laughing and joking, they should arrest the owners for cruelty!! i cup of food my Arse!!!!:mad:

[Karen]

I was completely and thoroughly disappointed that the veterinarian/governor didn;t say anything like "A cat should not be this overweight, it can cause all sorts of problems." And to end it like it's a challege to other cats to get that fat is simply irresponsible.

I am overweight, but that is my own fault, and I know the consequences of it, and am working to change that. A cat doesn't have that knowlege or choice.

[Catty1]

Here's how to tell the governor what you think he should say:

http://www.gov.state.ga.us/contact_dom.shtml

:)

I did!

Catty1