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Bonsai Kitten was a satirical website that gained attention in the early 2000s for its controversial content. It purported to offer instructions and products for the creation of “bonsai kittens,” which involved the practice of shaping kittens’ bodies to fit into containers as they grew. The website sparked outrage and condemnation from animal rights activists and organizations, who criticized it as promoting animal cruelty. However, Bonsai Kitten was revealed to be a hoax, created by a group of internet pranksters to satirize extreme viewpoints and shock culture.

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Examples of Bonsai Kitten

• Windows XP Home x86 with Mozilla Suite 1.0 showing Bonsai Kitten
4:00, 24/03/28
• OS X Public Beta PPC with Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac OS X Public Beta showing Bonsai Kitten
12:00, 24/02/20
• OS X 10.0 PPC with OmniWeb 4.0 showing Bonsai Kitten
0:00, 23/12/14
• Bonsai Kitten on Windows 2000 Pro x86 with Opera 4.0
12:00, 23/10/15
• Bonsai Kitten on Windows XP Home x86 with Mozilla Firefox 1.0
0:00, 23/08/29
• Bonsai Kitten on Windows XP Home x86 with Mozilla Firefox 1.0
12:00, 23/07/15
• Bonsai Kitten on Windows 2000 Pro x86 with Opera 4.0
12:00, 23/06/02

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