Friday, October 29, 2010

Black cats are bionic.

Have you met Oscar yet?  He is an awesome black cat that humans fought to give a second chance when most others would have just put him down.

We don't know who took this photo, but thank you.
The above picture is not photoshopped.  The cat really does have two little special implants where his hind feet once were.  Chances are you may have already heard the story of this special kitty with the bionic legs, and since Oscar is all black, we thought we'd give this speical kitty his own feature during Black Cat Awareness Month.

Some of the mega animal rights organizations would say that giving Oscar new legs is cruel.  We know a majority of shelters and many vets would probably decided for a grim ending for him, too.  It's great that several smart vets in the UK decided to give this lovable kitty a chance.

And we agree because we recognize Oscar as a special cat.  A cool, all black, bionic very special kind of cat.  Not giving him a chance to recover in the fullest manner possible would have been the cruel option here.  We think it gives him a new lease on life that is just so heart warming.  Turns out, Oscar managed to charm a few hearts, too.

Read the full BBC article on Oscar here.

We hope Oscar's humans are taking full advantage of his uniqueness this Halloween.  He could be a pirate.  Or maybe the Terminator.  Or Robo-Cat. There's options, man...options.