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Actor Gives Cat Away on Twitter, Gets Death Threats

Cat lovers aren't happy with Chris Pratt

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 6, 2011 1:17 PM CDT | Updated Oct 9, 2011 4:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Here's an example of a bad idea: You're a famous actor with more than 54,000 followers on Twitter, so when you decide you can no longer keep your cat, you give her away ... on Twitter. That's what Chris Pratt did, and he's now facing the wrath of cat lovers on the Internet, Gawker notes. It all started when Pratt tweeted, "Anyone in the LA area want a cat? Full disclosure, she's old and prone to accidents. So sweet though. And was in Stuart Little. (literally)." The tweet has since been deleted, but People has a screenshot.

It seems the cat, Mrs. White, was adopted by Pratt's wife, Anna Faris, after the cat's showbiz career ended. But Mrs. White has since gotten old, and is apparently no longer using the litterbox, hence Pratt's offer. But after he got a taker, Pratt started getting something else: death threats, E! notes. Pratt took to his blog, where he made another ill-advised decision by informing the world that he and Faris are getting rid of the cat because they "want to start a family" and "ABSOLUTELY CANNOT have an animal that s**ts all over the house." (Let the baby bump watch begin!) For more from the blog, which also appears to have been taken down, see the Huffington Post.

In this photograph taken by AP Images for Malibu, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt during the Malibu? and Reef Check party hosted by Anna Faris in Beverly Hills on August 11, 2009.
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Malibu, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt during the Malibu? and Reef Check party hosted by Anna Faris in Beverly Hills on August 11, 2009.   (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Malibu)
Actor Chris Pratt and girlfriend actress Anna Faris attends a gala screening for the film 'Moneyball during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 9,  2011 in Toronto.
Actor Chris Pratt and girlfriend actress Anna Faris attends a gala screening for the film '"Moneyball" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 in Toronto.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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40be440
Oct 10, 2011 8:38 AM CDT
Ok, here is an idea...GET. OVER. IT!! I love my pets but I love my toddlers more. When my dog became a risk to my twins, guess what? Bye, bye doggie. I gave him to my uncle without a second thought. Loving your pet, yes PET people, is great, thinking they are equal to people is just dumb and I hope those people never have kids. If you had a kid and a cat and could only save one I think some of you would actually choose the damn cat!!!
HarryBeaver
Oct 10, 2011 7:43 AM CDT
I hope they prosecute the death threats.
guvner
Oct 10, 2011 1:10 AM CDT
Aww...poor kitty (I have 2) but if there's a newborn involved I can understand. At least he made the effort to find kitty a new home rather than put it down.
 

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