Oct. 7, 2004
Jurist's Cat Rules on Cases Through Litter-Box Behavior
The other day, Boz, my cat, "took a giant dump" on the living room rug. (The colloquial expression in quotes puzzles me. He did not take anything. It is what he left that disturbed me.)
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice, 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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The other day, Boz, my cat, "took a giant dump" on the living room rug. (The colloquial expression in quotes puzzles me. He did not take anything. It is what he left that disturbed me.)
I was stunned by this act of betrayal. We've always kept a box in the house filled with unsullied litter at Boz's disposal. Up until the living room incident, he had displayed his perversity in less dramatic ways. Boz does not limit use...
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