Cat Stuffed Into Bong To Chill Out, Owner Faces Charges

OMAHA, Neb. — A man who tried to cool out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges _ and catcalls from animal lovers. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday alleged they saw 20-year-old Acea Schomaker smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to a duct-taped, plastic glass box in which the cat had been stuffed.

"This cat was just dazed," Sgt. Andy Stebbing said. "She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the humane society."

Schomaker told deputies 6-month-old Shadow was hyper and he was trying to calm her down. The contraption she had been stuffed inside was 12 inches by 6 inches. Shadow was timid but in good condition Monday at the Capital Humane Society, executive director Bob Downey said.

"What the human mind doesn't invent, huh?" Downey said.

Schomaker, who was released from jail after paying a $400 fine on the arrest warrant, faces drug and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. He did not immediately respond to phone messages left Monday seeking comment.

Comments

[tailgateshirts]

11:52 AM on 03/04/2009

BTW - This causes no harm to the cat and at worst they get hungry.

[runner 08]

06:26 PM on 03/09/2009

Congrats: you win 'ignorant post of the decade'. That's absolutely false. Not only was the kitten treated for smoke inhalation there were potemntially lasting adverse effects to heart and eyes.

[Herodotus Shoggoth]

01:03 AM on 03/04/2009

Catbong is serious business.

[truthynesslover]

03:08 AM on 03/04/2009

LOL!

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

07:28 PM on 03/03/2009

This guy's troubles are just starting. I do think he definitely should be severely punished. He is clearly mentally disturbed beyond all recognition and needs to be brought to justice.

I did read that the cat is doing well and will be adopted by a loving family - at least his future will be better than his time was in the "care" of this bastard.

Throw him in a tiny tiny jail and never let him leave.

Is it just me, or does this spaz look like Macauley Culkin?

[V4Vigilance]

06:59 PM on 03/03/2009

Just goes to show, a stoned @sshole is still an @sshole.

[ChiProgressive]

05:31 PM on 03/03/2009

They should stuff him in a box, or better yet let someone stuff him.

[tailgateshirts]

11:51 AM on 03/04/2009

They could stuff me in a room filled with weed smoke and I wouldnt care, back in college people actually forced themselves into the situation this cat was privy to

[jloleary]

05:22 PM on 03/03/2009

Thank you Dummy, now you have set back efforts for pushing medical marijuana. Oh, and for making all "stoners" look stupid and careless.

[AlphaMutt]

12:58 PM on 03/03/2009

Plus, aren't kitties hard to light?....

[Tyler-Durden]

12:46 PM on 03/03/2009

i'd be hyper if someone was trying to stuff me in a shoe box. what an *sshole

[alguien]

12:41 PM on 03/03/2009

of course she's hyper, she's a six month old kittie. they're hyper until they're a couple of years old.

what a d-bag that guy is!

[butkusrules]

12:30 PM on 03/03/2009

Loser.