Now there is something you don't see every day...

Dear Congressman,After reviewing the news this morning I came across this interesting tidbit.

Neb. deputies say man stuffed cat inside 'bong',

By ERIC OLSON, Associated Press Writer Eric Olson, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 2, 4:34 pm ET

OMAHA, Neb. – A man who tried to cool out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges — and catcalls from animal lovers. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday alleged they saw 20-year-old Acea Schomaker smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to a duct-taped, plastic glass box in which the cat had been stuffed.

"This cat was just dazed," Sgt. Andy Stebbing said. "She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the humane society."

Schomaker told deputies 6-month-old Shadow was hyper and he was trying to calm her down. The contraption she had been stuffed inside was 12 inches by 6 inches. Shadow was timid but in good condition Monday at the Capital Humane Society, executive director Bob Downey said.

"What the human mind doesn't invent, huh?" Downey said.

Schomaker, who was released from jail after paying a $400 fine on the arrest warrant, faces drug and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. He did not immediately respond to phone messages left Monday seeking comment.

A couple of thoughts here....

Now, color me funny, but I thought marijuana was fairly expensive these days. Who would waste some very expensive smoke by creating a large bong chamber for the purpose of calming down your cat. My recommendation would be to smoke more yourself and induce a state of mind that you really would not care whether the cat is hyperactive or not. Just don't smoke too much, because if you don't have any food in the house, you might be tempted to eat the cat....

Also, take a good look at that bong Mr. Schomaker created. It seems a lot of time and creativity when into creating this feline hyperactivity reduction chamber. Some redneck philosophy went into this contraption as well, as there was a large quantity of duct tape involved in the final construction. I would ask Mr. Schomaker why, instead of spending a considerable amount of time and energy rigging this mechanism together, that he did not simply jump in his rusted out 1977 AMC Gremlin, go to the nearest grocery store or pet store (which ever is closer) and by a $2 bag of catnip? This would have costed a lot less and achieved the desired affect.