Woman Caught Flipping Kittens In Brooklyn!

Oh no— woman in Prospect Heights has been caught flippin' kitties! According to the Brooklyn Paper, a woman going by the name "Unique" appears to have sifted through Craigslist ads for free kittens, only to turn around and sell them to make a profit. Louise Holmes found this out the hard way, when she let the woman adopt her two gray kittens—asking that she return them to her if she ended up not wanting them.

Holmes says a friend warned her of the Craigslist cat-scammer soon after, as she was recently tricked by her as well. After doing some research, Holmes eventually got in touch with "Unique," who admitted to selling the cats for $50 each.

"Unique" wrote in an error-riddled email to Holmes: “I just decide to find them homes. You still gave them away to me for free, no contract, once in my hand their [sic] initially mines. That means if I wanted to give them to my nieces, stranger walking the street, dad, or grandmother thats initially on me... I’m not gonna sit here going back and fourth with you, then get excited and have an asthma attack.”

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By Jen Carlson in News on September 10, 2010 1:15 PM

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ilovejapgirls

who's dumber? the peeps that are buying are Unique for selling?

Dogsbody

When I had a kitten, I used to pick him up and toss him on to the sofa in such a manner that he rotated 360 degrees backwards in mid-air, and landed on his feet. He didn't seem to mind it at all.

Xwendekar

Unique is initially a marketing genius.

Wza

I thought this was about a chick tossing kittens in the river or something.

Hischick08

After the whole Bosnian girl tossing puppies debacle, after I read this headline, I thought there was a lady in Brooklyn, who was actually flipping cats OVER. Guess, I took the headline too literal.

slickshoes12

pancats!

Bear At A Picnic Table

I thought it was just going to be a video of someone playing with a kitten, you know, flipping it around and playing with it. Bear sad :(

militza

kitten mittens!

dadoc

when I read the headline, all I could think of was :

"Yes, Senor, Cat Juggling!!!!".

justthinkin

Same here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qbc2J0zZr8

Guest

the one problem i see is that "unique" must have lied in her interviews for the kittens. she should just set up a legit agency. obviously she has the talent to make money for selling kittens when no one seems to want them (because not many people know how and/or not that many people use craigslist to adopt kittens). "unique" is essentially making these kittens marketable.

hilarious.

Kelles

but Holmes later found out that "Unique" was not her actual name but she was none other than — Cruella De Vil! - Aaaaiiii!! Cue Psycho FX

dirty hipster

Yeah, I don't really see a problem here. How is this any different than people who go to yard sales and pick through garbage for antique furniture, which they sell for tons of money?

Let Unique get her hustle on.

wobbleSmith

this really isn't a scam. or even particularly evil. the kitties don't seem to be in harms way. it's hilarious and a bit stupid, but fuck it, she found a way to make money, the cats have homes and that's that.

actually, i'd like to nominate this woman for some kind of entreprenurial award.

rdayk

That's not necessarily true. Those kittens could have ended up as pitbull bait.

wobbleSmith

i think if anything Unique was preventing that by charging for them. who is gonna pay for a food kitty when you can get them for free?

if anything, selling the kittens likely puts them in a better home. although in my opinion you have to be stone stupid to pay for a cat. cats are everywhere and free. and awesome.