Omaha stoners swear by kitty litter high.

OMAHA, Neb. - Pet lovers around the country are sure to unite in defense of an Omaha, Nebraska, man who was cited on suspicion of animal cruelty. Police claim that 20-year-old Acea Schomaker was observed smoking marijuana through a garden hose attached to a “bong” home made from duct tape and a plastic box.

Aside from the ingenious improvisational skills displayed in construction of the “bong,” Lancaster County sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Andy Stebbing noticed that a six-month old feline, Shadow, had been enclosed in the smoke chamber of the “bong.”

The cat’s owner revealed that concern over his pet’s hyper state had inspired him to treat the animal through marijuana immersion. The treatment was apparently successful.

“She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the humane society,”said Sgt. Stebbing, but not in praise. Rather than congratulate the inventive 20-year-old, the sheriff’s deputy seems perversely inclined to testify against him in open court.

Bummer!

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