Woman Calls Out Roommate's Alleged 'Animal Abuse' in Viral Clip

2022-04-21 06:03:16 By : Mr. Brian Lu

A woman recently went viral on TikTok for calling out her roommate's alleged "animal abuse."

Posting to the social platform over the weekend under the name Sophie (@sophielettuce), the woman wrote: "No more being ms nice girl." The video has garnered more than 180,000 views and over 23,000 likes while highlighting a crucial part of cat ownership—maintaining the cat's litter box.

"Printing out my roommate's animal abuse and taping it to the walls," read the video's text overlay.

In her video, Sophie tapes pictures of her roommate's purportedly dirty litter box on one of their apartment's walls. As she does this, she lip-syncs a line from HBO's Euphoria.

"Well if that makes me a villain, then so f***ing be it," she said.

Hundreds of viewers flooded the comments section asking for a "storytime." So, Sophie posted several follow-up videos in which she alleged her roommate only cleans her cats' litter box "once a month or every couple of months." As a result, Sophie said her roommate's cats routinely go to the bathroom outside of their litter box, and have even used her own cat's litter box.

In the comments section of her first post, Sophie said that she "tried to talk to [her roommate] about [the litter box] countless times" but was constantly "ignored." She also said she tried contacting the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), but claimed they "won't do anything" about the cats' situation.

Newsweek reached out to the SPCA but did not hear back in time for publication.

Upset about the "accidents everywhere," Sophie "went to the library" and "printed out every single picture [she's] ever taken of the litter box."

When her roommate got home though, "She...took all the pictures off the wall but didn't clean the poop off the ground," Sophie said.

According to the Humane Society of the United States, cat owners should "scoop feces out of the litter box daily." Additionally, the box's litter should be replaced regularly.

"Twice a week is a general guideline for replacing clay litter, but depending on your circumstances, you may need to replace it every other day or only once a week," the Humane Society explained "If you clean the litter box daily, you might only need to change clumping litter every two to three weeks. If you notice an odor or if much of the litter is wet or clumped, it's time for a change."

When changing the litter, cat owners should also scrub the litter box with "mild dish detergent," the organization said.

Writing for Petfinder, Dr. Stephanie Janeczko, D.V.M., further explained that all cats will eventually stop using their litter boxes if they aren't cleaned properly.

"Unscooped, dirty litter boxes are the cat equivalent of that public bathroom with toilet paper all over the floor and unflushed toilets—you wouldn't want to use that either," Janeczko said.

Commenters were quick to rush to Sophie's defense and begged her to "save" her roommate's cats.

"You're an angel in my eyes. Save the poor baby!" exclaimed Sami.

"YES. STAND UP FOR THEM [BECAUSE] THEY CAN'T," wrote hcgray04.

Holly added, "I know the cats aren't your responsibility but please help them. Let them eat your food and use your box. Those babies deserve a better life."

Newsweek reached out to Sophie but did not hear back in time for publication.

Sophie's video isn't the first upsetting cat post to go viral. Last month, "sickening" photos of kittens found tied in a grocery bag resurfaced in a viral PSA about kitten season. That same month, a woman was slammed on Reddit for calling an abused and disabled cat "demonic."

And earlier this week, a TikToker claimed in a video with 179,400 views that their roommate trashed their room and abandoned their cat before moving out.

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