Lola is safe and sound after her ordeal. PA
Bale, a 45-year-old bank worker in Coventry, England was strolling along last weekend when she came upon a tabby cat on the sidewalk. She stopped to pat the cat. For reasons even she can't quite explain, she suddenly decided to plop the unfamiliar cat into a nearby trash can and shut the lid, according to the (U.K.) Daily Mail.
Lola the cat was discovered 15 hours later by her owner, who heard her crying inside the bin, Salon reports.
The owner checked the footage from his security camera and saw exactly what happened. Soon enough, Bale's incriminating video was posted on YouTube, a Facebook page was created to tell the world about Bale's dastardly deed, and overnight she became public feline enemy number one.
Bale has become the target of worldwide hatred. According to Salon, hundreds of thousands of YouTube viewers have commented, death threats have been issued online, and police have even been stationed outside her home to protect her.
"She should be thrown in a bin for 15 hours," one angry YouTube viewer wrote. "I'd throw her off a cliff," said another. She's been called a psychopath and a nut case, among other, less printable epithets.
Bale, for her part, is apologetic, but still a little mystified to have become the target of so much anger. "I did it as a joke because I thought it would be funny. I never thought it would be trapped; I expected it to wriggle out," she told the Daily Mail. Bale admits that it was wrong to have tossed the unsuspecting feline in the trash, but she also says the extreme response is a major overreaction.
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Disgusting despicable and animal cruelty act no doubt..........thanks to the camera this cruel mean nasty woman should be put in a bin for 15 hrs as punishment and a huge fine to go to deter animal cruelty...........if it were not for the camera this skank would have got away with it!!!!.....PUNISH HER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The lady's mental state concerns me. In interviews she keeps saying it was just a cat, not a big deal. Obviously it was a big deal, even for her. She had to take the time to coax the cat and then took the time to put it in the garbage. Why not just leave it be? She is a mean one and people need to take this seriously. Not sure what to do about her, but feel for any animals that live near her.
I saw this on the local ABC news this week and it made me physically ill when I saw this woman put "Lola" in that trash bin. I gave all my cats hugs afterward and thanked God for keeping them all safe from people like her!
She should be punished for animal cruelty. She was lying, when she said "I did it as a joke because I thought it would be funny. I never thought it would be trapped; I expected it to wriggle out," She is only saying that because she got caught. I would like to have just 5 minutes with her. Bet she would never harm another living soul.
You hug your cats? My grandma had a cat that I'd never hug because I was too busy picking the stupid hairs off my clothes. I'm not condoning what the lady did. Obviously people feel emotional about this because of their emotional attachment to their pets. But this is being blown WAY OUT OF PROPORTION. Death to a woman who put a cat in a trash bin? She didn't beat the cat to death. She dropped it in the trash.
Wretched witch...I hope everybody makes her life a living hell. nasty b**ch deserves everything she gets and more.
Bales is a sick sociopath. This is just ONE time she was actually caught being cruel to this animal. Just imagine how many other's she's victimized. I pray to God she doesn't have children.
For reasons she can't quite explain ...? Why do things you don't know why you're doing them? Plus I am not a fan of 'practical jokes' either.
Plus she's looking at the bin right from the start. The association cat - bin was immediate. Plus I clearly see her looking around making sure nobody is going to see what she's about to do.
Of course after such scandal she won't say the truth why she did it.
Is the unexpected negative publicity enough punishment? Perhaps. I'm thinking she will not do this again, if for no other reason, than in order not to get caught again.
Would I put her in a bin? Perhaps ... I think a psych evaluation should do the trick.
Thank heaven for closed circuit security TV. It horrifes me to think what would have happened in a couple days when the trash collector came to call! It's shocking to me that someone could be so cruel. "Just a cat"??? Shocking!
SO SORRY FOR REPETITION, FOLKS! Just learning the routine! then again, maybe it bears repeating! Have a nice day fellow animal lovers!
oh come on people, everybody is overreacting to this. it was just a cat. no real harm done. it wasn't like she threw a BABY in there.
There was harm to the cat and to the owners of the cat as well. There is no more excuse for cruelty to animals than there is for cruelty to humans. In fact, the two are quite related. Perhaps you should see someone about this.
Penelope,
First of all, animal abuse is against the law, so I guess you are saying that it is OK to break the law. And if you don't have the compassion to realize how horrible it must have been for that poor cat to attempt to get out of that bin for several hours then I trully hope that you don't have any animals in your life and never get any. Anyone who would do something like this as well as anyone who would condone it simply have no empathy or soul. And by making your comment on a website that is designed for animal lovers you are either trying to be provocative or are incredibly stupid, in either case you might want to find other websites to make your hateful comments about animals.
That cat was someone's baby. You can't deny that fact.
Little kitty knew to cry and cry and her owners would surely come for her.
I am so happy she was saved, she looks like such a sweet kitty.
That cat was someone's baby. You can't deny that fact.
Little kitty knew to cry and cry and her owners would surely come for her.
I am so happy she was saved, she looks like such a sweet kitty.
@ Don and Penelope (And anyone else after them, with their mentality)
Please... stop your ignorance. Psychologically, The way people treat animals when they think no one is looking is a good indication of what type of person they are, at their inner, utmost core. So, on a moral, ethical scale, the question then becomes, if they treat "just" a cat this way, what else would they do when they thought no one was looking, and would what they do stop at "Just" animals.
As a teen she could have been one of those "poor teen mothers" that stuffed their children into suitcases and put them in the attic- we will never know, so yes, people NEED to overreact and "Blow this out of proportion", even over "just" a cat.
A cat is an animal just like you are. It feels pain, and knows fear just like you. If a monster would throw you in a dark, smelly can and close the lid you would have the same fears as the cat did. If the can that you were thrown into was huge with a heavy lid how would you get out? Not much difference between a cat and a human in this situation is there??????
Yes, well then why don't we just throw your kid into a bin and see if it can find it's way out. People like you make me sick.
@Penelope............get off this site........it is very apparent that you just don't get it.......just a cat??? no harm done??? baby cat dog kitten puppy WHATEVER!!.....abused on any life whether it be human or animal is unacceptable on so many levels and the fact that you don't get that is exactly what's wrong when it comes to animals.....what's the big deal you say??? such a shame you simply don't get it!!!!! educate yourself be informed...........all life is precious......ALL LIFE!!!!
So she thought it could get out on its own. Good story. At least we can be glad she didn't toss it in front of one of the cars being driven down the street next to her.
'Just a joke?" It is a true miracle the cat did not die. From heat, dehydration, heart failure. Imagine how the cat tried to get out. Jumping, jumping. 15 hours!! Another miracle the rubbish truck did not come along and dump kitty into the grinding, moving back bin! A joke! Yes, a "joke" to a true sociopath/psychopath.I wonder how many animals have suffered by her hands. Police, please watch this woman!