Cat's Suspicious Surveillance of Owner Compared to Racist Retail Monitoring
By
The Onion Staff
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
A Seattle man describes how his cat, Arlo, followed him around his apartment in a suspicious manner, comparing the cat's behavior to that of a racist Walgreens employee who monitors customers for potential shoplifting. The cat owner, Joshua Rice, notes that the 3-year-old cat trailed him through multiple rooms, peeking around corners and maintaining constant surveillance as if Rice might steal something from his own home.
Key quotes
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In an effort that was intended to be subtle but was clearly targeted, local cat Arlo reportedly followed pet owner Joshua Rice around his apartment Friday like a racist Walgreens employee making sure a customer wasn't going to steal anything
I could feel him singling me out
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