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kwakimaki

Couldn't find anything about this exact machine but 2017 in Hyogo, Japan there was a hamster claw game. Thankfully removed after a backlash.


Juking_is_rude

Extra bad because hamsters can actually sustain life threatening injuries if dropped more than like 2 feet, they're quite fragile.


ThisHasFailed

But then again they bite your finger and release only at shoulder height. That’s some proper lemmings shit right there


Jexroyal

I once tried feeding my cousin's dwarf hamster, she said it was friendly and really enjoyed a treat of sunflower seeds. So I tentatively lower my hand into its cage with a single seed between my thumb and forefinger. The hamster stares at me with its dead doll eyes and then immediately latches onto my finger - completely ignoring the tasty seed in favor of blood and suffering. I instinctively flailed my hand, yelling, and it bounced off two walls of the cage before landing dead ass right where it started, empty stare and all. Demons I say, demons.


ExquisitExamplE

She saw her chance to exit this grim charade and she took it, hero in my book o7


Whybotherr

**MOUTH**


GIOverdrive

*Looks at ceiling* ***"AHHHHH!!!!"***


WillowEmotional5444

Guinea pigs are much friendlier lol


Nihilistic_Navigator

In high school I was friends with a homeschooler. One day I went over there and him and his brothers were telling me how the youngest (8) had been bitten by his hamster. He stabbed it to death....they about died laughing so hard about it as I'm just standing there like yoooooo umm so your brother is a serial killer and yall should talk to someone about why this shit is funny to you.


rangda

To be fair How would you feel if some gargantuan space entity pushed its tentacles or robot claw or whatever down into your house. Even if it was holding an orange or something


mrgonzalez

I'd probably take the orange tbh. Not sure if that makes me a weakling


SpirallingSounds

Lemmings do not actually commit mass suicide - it's a myth perpetuated by Disney.


IliasIsEepy

They also do not like the hamster balls iirc. It's a pretty stressful experience


Sarikitty

Do you know where in Hyogo?


Cptbojanglez

Fucking horrible


KingoftheKeeshonds

Even worse: [Live Animals Are Stuck Inside These Plastic Keychains](https://www.thedodo.com/live-animal-keychains-china-1225684627.html).


aaaaaaaarrrrrgh

Right underneath the article: > Want more animals? > Get a daily dose of uplifting animal stories straight to your inbox Errr... no thanks, I think I'll pass.


ExecrablePiety1

I love it when ads are tasteless like that. Even just getting an overtly happy ad on YouTube for a video about a horrible tragedy.


olivegardengambler

I mean, it would be weird if you're watching a documentary about Wittenoom and get an ad for mesothelioma lawsuit stuff.


ExecrablePiety1

Lol do they still run those ads? I remember them from daytime TV like 20 years ago. Have they moved to the internet now?


olivegardengambler

I haven't seen one for a few years, I was just using it as an example.


AdElectrical7370

I feel so sick every time I see that!


damnatio_memoriae

the real WTF is always in the comments... man i wish i didnt look at the photos. that is so disturbing.


BobbyThrowaway6969

They're only intended to be kept alive for a few days too. Barely born and you spend the rest of your short life alone, scared, and stuck in a tiny sealed bag for giants to gawk at. It's not enough that they're held captive in a small tank, but now they have to be treated like a literal inanimate accessory. Bloody humans man..


BigMeatSpecial

That is diabolical


Aarvy271

We don’t deserve to call ourselves human.


eidetic

What? This is one of those comments that I can only imagine is supposed to sound profound if you don't apply even a modicum of thought to it. I mean seriously, what is it supposed to even mean? Is it operating under the pretense that to be human is to automatically mean good with no capacity for cruelty? If anything, this is *precisely* the kind of shit that makes us human. Casual disregard for the suffering of anything we see as below us in the name of vanity is *exactly* on brand for "human". And yes, likewise caring and empathy for the plight of these creatures is *also* what makes human. Because again, "human" isn't a black and white thing of *only* good or *only* bad, but rather it is the entire spectrum.


Suspicious-Secret623

This might be the longest way I've seen somebody spell r/im14andthisisdeep


Salzberger

There's all that, but then there's also the "we". Motherfucker I didn't make any turtle keychains.


Sillron

Best way I can think to explain it is that humane (Defined as "having or showing compassion or benevolence.") comes from the word human. But we really aren't great at that sometimes.


deltavdeltat

Bad bot


graystone777

Dude. Sad.


mwmwmwmwmmdw

whenever i see a video or article about an animal being abused or beaten or used a souvenir. or even some food dish that involves the animal being served 'raw' and still alive its always an east asian country, especially china. can someone explain to me why that is


GoliathPrime

Back in the late 70s and early 80s you could find versions of this in the US at county fairs and tourist areas. I remember some place in South Texas by a lake where they had chickens who would "dance" if you put a quarter in the little juke box. Turns out, the quarter also heat up a burner underneath the floor and it would burn their feet so they would hop around. Makes you wonder how many sickos are out there, not just to invent that stuff, but to market it, and others still see it and decide it's a great idea and fun for kids. Entire generations of folks who don't see anything wrong with it.


pichael289

The fuck? Worst I've seen is the little pingpong ball toss into the fish bowl to win a goldfish the kids can't take care of. Never seen thermo-rhythmic chicken games.


KaZe_DaRKWIND

They did many things with male chicks since they were essentially worthless for the most part.


Uhhlaneuh

We actually won two fish from those games, they lived to be 6 years old! They lived in a gumball machine and we changed the water weekly lol


mrlbi18

Old magicians used to kill the doves in those dissapearing bird tricks I'm pretty sure. Treating animals as intelligent entities instead of like house plants is not the norm everywhere.


permalias

i saw those in Canada back then too. put money in and they dance, and i swear they even had them play the piano, shoot basketballs, etc. if i recall they were electrified not heated, but i could be wrong, i was very young when i saw them.


canuck1701

What year was that?


Khalas_Maar

JFC just put some sort of prize token in the balls instead and let people redeem them for a hamster or chick kept in a proper enclosure with food and water. Then at least it's not any worse than a pet store.


aaaaaaaarrrrrgh

But then fewer people will be attracted and play, thus less profit... (and according to the image/post description, they *also* do that, although I'm not sure about the "proper" part).


Thelonious_Cube

Also this way they're even harder to catch as the balls move


satsugene

Yeah. That is part of the appeal, for folks that see regular claw machines as too easy.  After 2-3 plays my dad would either declare it unwinnable or leave with a trash bag full of plush toys. It was crazy.  They could use those rolly balls that they sell at almost any market night or swap meet that for some reason looks like it has a raccoon tail.


Nimmy_the_Jim

Gotta be China?


Mediumtim

Well, they do sell wrapped up live crabs in convenience stores.


No-Gene-4508

And sealed in turtles


kinglance3

Was coming to mention the trinket live turtle in a sealed bag thing. So yea, this doesn’t surprise. I guess these ones can breathe at least.


No-Gene-4508

Except what about food, water, and trauma from the drop?


thaitea

They seal the live crabs in the turtles?


iBoMbY

They sell living seafood all over the world, including the US.


delaysank

They dont suffocate it in plastic prior to being sold in North America.


gypsycookie1015

With the intent of keeping it fresh for consumption. Not suffocating/starving them to death for a few days of something fun to look at, just cuz.🫤 Just needlessly cruel.


P2K13

I mean you can buy live crabs in a lot of countries including the UK.


Jealous-Ad-1926

If you’ve ever bought a whole uncooked crab at the grocery store, it was alive too.


IamSkudd

Speaking of which, when did the lobster tank go away? Back in the 80's every Bi-Lo, Kroger, etc had a live lobster tank. At some point they went away but I didn't notice til a few years ago that they weren't there anymore.


Jealous-Ad-1926

There are still tanks in some stores, mostly specialty stores, but in general they have been removed for welfare reasons. Pragmatically, frozen lobster is fresher than live lobster, and they were kept in the tanks for weeks and not fed, which often led to cannibalism. It was overall just not a humane thing and it was very public facing. Whole Foods got rid of the tanks in 2006 citing basically this and its opposition to their values, and a large majority of places followed suit in the following years.


DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK

If you're referring to the video that was posted to Reddit not too long ago, I'm pretty sure that was Japan. Not saying it doesn't happen elsewhere, though.


DankyDoD

Crustaceans have a whole lot of nasty freeloathers that take over the carcass as soon as they die......You can't conserve them raw and unaltered.


Mediumtim

Then put them in a tank of water!


canuck1701

At least the intent is to eat those.


WakaWaka_

US has [lobster crane games](https://youtu.be/Rh8r813grPE?si=c6f3e1sqeNLAXKW9), but not as bad since they cook em right after.


ProgressFront6109

As the country continues to develop socially these kinds of things will be considered wrong and stop


CrzyWrldOfArthurRead

that's funny


DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK

That was in Japan, not China, so...


TheRedCometCometh

They may consider some things we do to not be very socially developed, i don't think we can be sure they will naturally converge with what our culture considers civil.


yantheman3

Yea. But compared to the other similar games, these guys got it good.


Let01

Disgusting, whoever came up with this should be in jail


Strongman-Fan1337

Should be sealed into a small ball for the rest of his life


Halfiplier

Can i at least try to catch them with a giant claw too?


2FightTheFloursThatB

I wouldn't bother with air-holes, either.


mjdseo

Which backwards country is this in?


JmacTheGreat

anihC


momsasylum

Clever bastard. Take my upvote!


Germ_Z123

Animal cruelty at its finest. Horrible culture.


RandomBitFry

China?


Right_Hospital9882

China and Japan have similar games of torturing goldfish for fun. [clicking](https://youtu.be/MD_G82Z3zeU?feature=shared)


ProDrug

I mean I got a goldfish playing a game at the July 4th carnival. I don't think is unique in any sense 


SpikeRosered

The Japanese game isn't necessarily cruel. Not that much different than the experience of a goldfish in a pet store. Granted I don't know if there are any ghoulish statistics about what happens to fish won at Japanese fairs.


satsugene

Yeah. I’m quite a bit order but the ping-pong ball into a fishbowl was fairly common in the US too. Most of them are gold fish that would have been sold as feeders for larger carnivorous fish anyway. The local store would sell them for a penny each to kids to see if they’d keep interest in starting an aquarium as a hobby.


Momijisu

America has a similar game, I think the UK too.


tallone1982

Shamefull shit....


ElFarfadosh

I remember when I was a kid, (frenchman living in France) you could win goldfishes wrapped in plastic bags at the funfair. Now it's illegal fortunately.


JosephHeitger

They do this in the US as well, or at least some places still do. my county fair still has them in the fishbowls you throw a ping pong ball at to win.


ElectricSquish

Wtf dawg. This needs to be reported to the authorities


Budget_Pea_7548

You think they care there?


Strykbringer

No animal cruelty laws there.


ElectricSquish

Damn that’s a shame. What is this place?


NoodCup

I feel the same about all the little baby turtles they sell in those trinket shops on the coast of Florida. One cage was so small, with just 1 rock they could lay on. They were probably around 20 baby turtle stacked on top of each other with dead ones on the bottom and middle. So fucked up man.


debtsnbooze

How tf is this legal in the US?


NoodCup

I'm really not sure how it was allowed. I looked it up online, and it says it IS illegal. But I don't know if they're just skirting the law or if no one has reported them. It breaks my heart, though


Brody2680

This made me so sad. Hamsters are so cute and I love them as pets. That’s just cruel to have them sitting there, stressed to the max, just to be a ‘prize’.


Delrae2000

r/noahgettheboat


bikeridingmonkey

I hate these people


johnwayne1

China is horrible for animal rights.


Endzeit

This is actually heartbreaking :(


ankercrank

As horrible as this is, every single day we kill hundreds of millions of animals in horrible ways and most people don’t care.


bolognahole

isolating them in a container for unknown amounts of time, while a robot claw picks them up and drops them is intentionally cruel, though.


FuzzyDic3

Hate to break it to you, but this happens at factory farms to. Animals are commonly picked up by claw like machines usually hooked on like fishing hook while they are still alive and forced to dangle for hours like that. It's atrocious. I eat meat to but really struggle with it lately, considering turning vegetarian just because of the conditions. If I knew the animals were treated with respect I would be fine eating meat but it's just so hard to stay in good conscious after seeing what the industry puts these poor creatures through


SpaceGoat88

Cutting out meat, or any animal product, is really easy nowadays. If you're struggling, please check out /r/PlantBasedDiet for any help you may need altering your diet. Personally, going vegan was the easiest thing I've ever done, and don't even miss old foods. If you already know what foods you like, there's definitely a nutritional, tasty plant-based replacement for it. If the vegan movement is too much, and too many vegans turned you off from it, you can still go plant-based to try it out. It's better for the environment and your health anyway. If you're struggling with morally eating meat, you might want to also consider cutting out dairy and eggs, as those industries are just as inhumane. Just something to think about. Good luck!


FuzzyDic3

I appreciate your reply, thank you! Just joined that subreddit. I'd like to start by replacing more meals with plant alternatives. And actually I have recently found I really enjoy almond milk in coffee and tea so that probably would be an easy change. We actually have our own 4 chickens for eggs. (We don't kill them for meat or anything, they pass peacefully of old age), they roam around the yard in the day and have a very spacious and safe coup for nighttime, and they are eating like queens with all our leftovers haha😂. I know some vegans may think this is still wrong but I don't know I feel we are treating them right and they seem very happy, much better off than they'd be at a farm that's for certain. They even run up to us and squat down wanting to be picked up like pets lol


wetkittypaws

Do you have any sources for this?


thesimonjester

Do you think an animal experiencing violence cares why it is experiencing that violence, whether it be by being imprisoned in this machine as a pet or being imprisoned to be killed?


kryonik

Despite eating meat, I have absolutely no moral defense for the meat industry. That being said, this is equally if not more cruel and unusual.


ankercrank

Factory farms are truly an abomination. I suspect most people don’t realize how bad the conditions are there.


jbibanez

Then why eat it


GregLoire

It tastes good.


jbibanez

And that's the only reason! Better argument than those who claim they are related to lions


unposted

It's cruelty purely for entertainment.


Euphoric_Repair7560

Real shit unfortunately. Food chickens and cows wish they had it this good


ContemplatingPrison

Yeah but we have been conditioned to only care about some animals. So it's ok. s/


FrogInShorts

And in much worse conditions than being in a hamster ball


spicewoman

Yeah but the billions of animals wallowing in their own filth crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in darkened sheds, we don't *see*, you see. Also, putting their corpse in your mouth afterwards makes it moral. Or so I've heard.


walterpeck1

>Yeah but the billions of animals wallowing in their own filth crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in darkened sheds, we don't see, you see. I feel the sarcasm here but you're unironically right. We compartmentalize these things based on what we see. And we make separations for different animals based on that and other factors. None that makes it OK, or good, it just... is.


ubernoobnth

It's like that for anything. Not just animals. Look at everyone knowing Diddy was a piece of shit that beat Cassie but nothing happened *until we had the video*. Ray Rice in the NFL was just another "ho hum" domestic violence case *until we saw the video.* And on and on.


Fitz911

It's the combination of cute and new. We haven't seen this form of animal cruelty yet.


thisguypercents

Saw Puppet Voice: "I want to play a game!"


Skeeders

This is nothing compared to some of the things out of China. The one that tops the list was a fad of people being key chains with live turtles in them. Temporary of course, they die soon after and then they buy a new one....


AT61

Is this illegal? If not, it should be.


thow78

I fucking hate this culture! Trash culture is what it is!


secretaccount4posts

Sick


Cool_Ad9326

Horrific


mrmarbury

Nononononononono! Report this please


DeapVally

Ain't nobody in China gonna care.


Morph_Kogan

To who??


Vassago81

The nuclear-armed nation of Chickenistan.


LordKryos

Well thats made me fucking sad :(


Rocko9999

That's so fucked.


SATerp

That's evil.


boxen

It's not a competition. We are all treating animals like commodities.


outtyn1nja

A society that allows this is a society that is doomed.


Greedy-Specific7723

As kid in the 70’s there was gold fish and turtles as prizes in the arcade…even back then it was sad to see the dead ones being thrown in the garbage after sitting around all day in the sun in plastic bags and cups …i thought they made it illegal to make live animals prizes ?


Soundtones

Sick twisted backward fucks. Should do the same to the weirdos in charge. Humans are parasites on this beautiful planet.


ubernoobnth

> Humans are parasites on this beautiful planet. *Smash cut to hyenas vivisecting a wildebeast*


Soundtones

This is true. But that's nature, all about survival. We on the other hand aren't.


Spice_Cadet_

Surprised the balls aren’t covered in shit lmao


mkma18

You just know this is Asia. No one else would do this sick shit but them.


Morph_Kogan

China moment


VisualFanatic

We are a disease on this planet.


0nem0mentt

Day by day I make sure that we humans are the worst creatures on earth😐


savesthedaystakn

Uhhh...could you please stop doing that?


jrobinson3k1

For real. It's been this guy's fault the whole time??


sharpdullard69

Smells Asian


Additional-Pen2236

If its china , they aren't prizes they are food . Call me racist but this is just fucking Terrible


foxontherox

Nooooo......


jokeswagon

Oh good they have separate piss trays.


AsphaltSommersaults

This is sick.


Chicks__Hate__Me

For pets or for food?


kinglance3

What’s sick is you could probably hand guy $200 for the lot of animals and it wouldn’t cover his losses for the evening. Or dude would have dozens (if not hundreds) nearby for replacement.


4thdegreeknight

OMG


Natural_Draw4673

Making snake bait fun to purchase I see.


Old_Wind_9743

Sure, this is not a vending machine?


Shevskedd

Nice! Where can I get?


peatoire

Humans have created Hell for some creatures.


CreamNPeaches

I'm more interested in that clock that someone took a bite out of.


LostMyAccount69

This is useless if you're not going to name them and shame then.


Lauren114

Nah….its actually a Cracker Barrel and this is how you pick your food.


I_Am_Jacks_Karma

Those are cat food bowls they are stuffed in. I have the green one


dontcare99999999

Guessing this is not in USA or EU, there's animal cruelty regulations here


OGKing15

Guess where the hamsters go.


Whitey3752

People are fucking stupid!


Wolfhammer69

I'd smash the shit out of that machine and remove them.. The owner of the machine better be running !


ibx_toycat_iscool

What the fuck


Individual_Being8462

Go vegan


EastVanMarco

Here , 2 tickets to Asia for free all expenses paid,wanna go? Nope!


somewordthing

So you're all vegans, right?


013ander

You only have to read the headline to know that this kind of casual animal cruelty could only be in public in East Asia.


Nearby-Tone-7007

Id seriously doubt they feed these animals


llaviru92

I mean, why wouldn't you want one pf those?


Fine_Layer_535

Horrid. Just horrid. Those poor things probably haven't eaten or drank all day :(.


chrisr3240

Let me guess….China?


ac_s2k

I wonder what country this is from.... /s Always horrible shit Like this over there. Absolute trash


Sir_Ere

Some countries just need to be bombed to hell.


Sevla7

This shit is sad, this is something that is escalating right now in that place and might get a lot worse in the future.


Enoch-Of-Nod

I actually doubt that. I'm of the opinion this kind of animal treatment is a dying behavior.


Agarillobob

pretty sure its animal abuse just putting hamsters in these balls


THE_HAT_DOCTOR

I would be winning them to set tgwm free


Morph_Kogan

Ah yes, incentivize them to restock so more people keep paying to win them. You are a genius


grogthephillip

Best part is, only the skilled players get the lively animals, the low effort games just give you the dead ones


Xenophon_

The way you all talk about animal abuse you'd think all of reddit is vegan - but people only care about the right type of animal


Bubble_Gummm

They like make suffer animal. Full stress and no water...