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Will 4chan wage war against 2 teenage girls who microwaved a kitten?

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Teen who kicked a kitten on Vine pleads guilty

After 4chan manhunt, cat-kicker slapped with animal cruelty charges

The Internet’s obsession with cats started in Japan

Some guy kicked a kitten on Vine, and now the Internet’s after him

YouTube videos for cats, reviewed by an actual cat

<p>Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.</p>


Chase Hoffberger

YouTube’s oldest cat video, courtesy of Thomas Edison

Cats