My cat Mau, who is a 7 year old 15 pound Siamese male, was playing with a paper shopping bag just before Christmas (the kind with handles). Unfortunately, he managed to get one of the handles around his neck and when he tried to walk away, the bag dragged behind him, making terribly loud and alarming noises. Poor Mau panicked and ran wildly around the house, my husband and I screaming and flapping in his wake (when will we learn to keep our MOUTHS SHUT!!??). Finally the paper handle tore off as Mau squeezed between an armchair and the wall and he was FREE! Now he runs like a stripe-tailed ape whenever he sees or hears a bag. NOBODY gets to play with plastic bags EVER. Happy New Year!