Claw machines are one of the most popular arcade games
in China.
However, a shop has put live cats in one of its claw
machines, sparking an outcry among the internet users.
A recent video clip shows the machine, located in an
unspecified city, allows customers to try picking up the cats and
dropping it into the funnel.
The machine has a sticker near its funnel, which said
'Master, bring me home'.
One man can be seen moving the claw towards the white
cat.
As the video continues, one of the cats sitting at the
back was alerted. It looked scared when the claw started to move
towards it.
The claw hit the neck of the white cat, but it failed
to pick it up.
The cat escaped, but the cats in the machine seemed to
be frightened.
It is unclear whether or not the machine belonged to a
pet shop.
Web users have different opinions towards the
video.
Some web users were tempted to try the machine with
live felines as they were interested to see the cats'
reactions.
'Look at the cat's shocked face, how cute,' said
web user with the screen name 'Songhua107s'.
'I want to try! Tell me where is this and I will bring
some toys,' said another user 'k1ng'.
But animal lovers disagreed and blamed the owner of the
machine for the animal rights.
'The sharp claw will hurt the cats! I am scared,' said
user 'Auztheplanet'.
'The cats were scared!' Another user, 'fantassyso',
commented
Other people felt such a marketing stunt has already
brought negative mental impact on the cats.