Chris Pratt Gives Away Anna Faris' Cat, Receives Death Threats
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Chris Pratt definitely isn't the cat's meow on Twitter right now.
Before the 32-year-old Parks and Recreation star put his wife Anna Faris' cat up for adoption, he asked his Twitter followers if they had any interest in giving the pet a good home.
Unfortunately, Pratt's inquiry was met with a several rude comments and even death threats, prompting the actor to address the situation on his official website.
"To those of you somehow hung up on the notion that I kicked the walker out from underneath our cat and threw her into the streets, first of all, cats don't use walkers, so that's a ridiculous notion," Pratt wrote. "Secondly, I found my aging cat a goddamn loving home! Ease up with the death threats for Heaven's sake!"
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The Moneyball actor added that he and Faris, 34, "want to start a family" and they "absolutely cannot have an animal that sh-ts all over the house."
"If you are a parent you will understand," he added. "And if not, that probably explains why you have such a hard-on for cats."
Pratt then pleaded with his Twitter followers to stop harassing him online. "That sh-t affects me," he explained. "I'm human."
"I don't like being told that I should be 'put on an ice floe when I get old and incontinent,' or being called a 'douche' or told that 'prat = asshole in England. Looks like the shoe fits!' I know that already!"
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Maintaining his sense of humor, Pratt added: "Not to brag but I've been to England. 'Pratt hey? Did you know that means Arsehole in the UK?' 'Yes I did, Prince William. Thank you for asking.' (It should be noted that I've never met Prince William, nor did he ever call me an arsehole). I am not an arsehole."
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22So, are all of you below telling me that when you hear someone giving up a pet you call the arseholes, and you talk horrible behind their backs? What the heck. If you think Chris Pratt's giving up a pet to a good home, to a home that can better care for that cat, as he cannot, is bad, you all should have shown up at his door and offered to take the cat. You all are ignorant morons. You don't know him, you don't know her, and I'll just take a stab at this, but I don't think you know the cat either.
yes pratt you are an arsehole and you can't prove to me that you are not..If you clean the litter box more than once a month then you would not have cat crap all over the place. I think we should get the people from PETA involved in this so they can boycott this dumbass.
Thank god the cat is safe from this irrational boor. I dont think thats the reason he is getting rid of the cat in the first place, cats dont do that and if they do, its because they live in a dirty house.
Wow...I can never understand...why would some1 send death threats over this nonsense? Really?
Okay,, I don't like his language in his Twitter AT ALL. THAT said, what is wrong with people that they make DEATH threats because he and his wife want to give their cat away to a GOOD HOME? When I gave birth to my youngest, I ended up putting my cats in the bathroom overnight when I awakened to find the cats in my infant's crib -- ONE OF THEM OVER MY BABY'S FACE! I'm sorry, but I carried my chid in my womb for almost eight months... I LOVE animals, but this treating animals better than humans and hurling death threats at someone is NUTS.
poor cat,,:(:(,,,gets old and kicks her out,,is he gonna do the same thing to hes wife when she gets old..who is he anyway,,,a nobody
There is a reason cat people are portrayed as nuts. Just look at some of these comments on this board. Art imitating life.
Go Chris Pratt!!!!!!!!
This guy sure sounds like an a-hole. First off- if your cat is old and shting all over the house, it probably needs to go to the vet. Also, if you keep a cats box clean they NEVER do that. Ought to be real interesting when you have kids. Wonder if you;ll get rid of them when they sht there pants.??You are an arse.
What a nasty thing to do, depriving your aging pet of its home! How about putting the cat first and waiting a year or two with the baby making? Is that such an outlandish thought for you??? You're responsible for your cat, no one else, don't just dump it on someone else when owning it gets a little bit difficult!
Some of you missed the point. The cat is old and poops all over the house and he is worried about it affecting his wife. He found it a loving home. Why the fuss? If had put it out on the street or had it put to sleep okay, but he didn't.
As long as a pregnant woman does not change cat litter she is in absolutely no danger from the cat, this is so ridiculous, the death threats are over the top, but if Anna is being force to get rid of the cat because her husband doesn't want it, then she needs to divorce his @ss, because he doesn't respect her feelings, if my husband would have made me get rid of my cat, I would have tossed his clothes out on the street and branded him with a free to good home tattoo.
Exactly, especially if there is fecal matter all over the house because of this cat. Unsanitary conditions ARE bad for regnant women and babies... I'd hate to live with you people who say it isn't, I don't even want to know what your houses are like.
@ Janna: You are right about the risk to pregnant women. The disease is called toxoplasmosis and can be contracted from cat feces. Not to get all technical, but experts estimate that about half of toxoplasmosis infections are caused by eating raw or undercooked infected meat, but you can also get the parasite by eating unwashed contaminated produce, drinking contaminated water, or handling contaminated soil, cat litter, or meat and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. If he and his wife want to avoid cats, that's their prerogative.
Cat poo can affect the fetus! Pregnant women are not to change kitty litters!
Cats effect the health of a pregnant woman. I don't remember the exact name of the illness but it can easily be found if you google. As far as babies go, the concern isn't that the cat will make the baby sick but that it could jump inot the crib with the baby which has often lead to a high number of accidental deaths. Once a child is a toddler and able to get away from a cat on thier own then it's safe to have a cat. You typically want to get pets as babies when you have children as well so that both can learn how to interact well and older animals have a hard time changing thier ways. Also I sure if an animal is sickly older and not well trained for anyone who is a parent knows when you have a new born it's difficult to even get sleep let alone deal with all of that.
WTF with the "And if not, that probably explains why you have such a hard-on for cats."...one word: IDIOT!!! If you don't want to be called an arsehole...don't act like one!!!
Millions of cats live with kids all over the world.
What kind of person thinks cats are a threat to children and their health? My God, that's incredibly stupid. Chris Pratt is one helluva nasty man. I sure hope he doesn't decide his kids crap their diapers and make a mess so they must be given away as well! I think he deserves what he got. What a snotty mean man.
wtf