Kitty crusher says sorry
2006-03-17 12:33
Beijing - A Chinese woman has publicly apologised after she infuriated animal lovers by stomping a kitten to death in front of a video camera, state media said on Thursday.
Wang Jue, a nurse from northeast China's Heilongjiang province, said she was talked into doing the video, which was later posted on the internet and could be downloaded for free, the Shanghai Daily reported.
It was meant as an advertisement for a website selling videos of "small animals being stomped to death by provocative women," according to the paper.
The video created an uproar throughout China, and as a result the website was closed and Wang was traced down and fired from her job.
While issuing her apology, Wang also said she had been persuaded into performing the bizarre act at a time, following a divorce, when she had trouble finding out what to do with her life, the paper said.
- SAPA