Lola, the cat concerned has been all over the telly being showered with gifts, doing photo shoots and interviews and hosting "chat" shows.
Fair enough, who the hell puts a cat in a bin? But it's all a very dangerous precedent that I can only see ending in tears. One of two things is likely to happen…
The first scenario is that we will now be subjected to a flurry of copycat incidents and the nation's wheelie bins will quickly fill with unsuspecting felines as ne'er-do-wells and vagabonds grab the closest kitty to hand just to get their desperate mug on the box.
The second possibility is a lot more gruesome. Stop to think for a minute. Just because this is the first video of a cat being thrown away doesn't mean it is the first time it has happened. Mary Bale may have thrown dozens of cats in bins all over her neighbourhood.
Worse still, it could be a cult hobby, similar to in Fight club or Hostel, where thousands of cat-binners worldwide organise night-time binathons to fuel their dastardly addiction.
I'll do some thorough research and get back to you but, in the mean time, next time you see a "missing cat" poster, it'd probably pay to check the surrounding wheelie bins.
