A new trend is spreading on social media. In it, cats are given a collar with a play rod attached to it. Endless fun for the animals, they say. But this is actually bordering on cruelty to animals!

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McHale got the idea for the talking collar after his dog, Roscoe, got bit by a rattlesnake. McHale didn’t realize what had happened at first, until hours later when Roscoe started seeming very ...