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Charles Oliver | 10.2.2015 6:00 AM

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A German court has ordered Berlin cat breeder Jacqueline Linke to have her male Sphynx cat, Willie, neutered. The court ruled that passing on Willie's hairless genes and lack of whiskers would amount to animal cruelty.

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  1. Crackers Boy   10 years ago

    He's not hairless. He's transfur. Why do the Germans hate trannies!!??

    CB

  2. Fist of Etiquette   10 years ago

    Three generations of cue balls are enough.

  3. Radioactive   10 years ago

    I thought hairless pussy was an in thing because of the brazilian wax craze...

  4. Spooky27   10 years ago

    Reason are you for real ,why's this news ?

  5. Spooky27   10 years ago

    He's a trannie

  6. Crackers Boy   10 years ago

    Can't resist...

    You what other German didn't want certain genes being passed on?

    CB

    1. DenverJ   10 years ago

      Levi Strauss?

    2. Spartacus   10 years ago

      Oliver Wendell Holmes?

  7. crufus   10 years ago

    And cutting off Willie's nuts is not animal cruelty?

  8. LarryA   10 years ago

    "That's not a cat!"

    When Joey on Friends is smarter than your judge, you're in trouble.

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