Woman Kicks Friend Out of Apartment After She 'Shoves' Her Cat Off the Couch, Leaving the Animal 'Terrified'

A woman says she kicked her friend out of her apartment after the friend shoved her cat off of the couch.

In a post shared to Reddit, the anonymous woman describes her cat as her "baby," writing, "She’s super friendly but a little skittish, and I always remind guests to be gentle with her."

Recently, when a friend visited, the cat jumped up on the couch, and, "Out of nowhere, my friend shoved her off the couch."

"Not a little nudge—an actual shove that made her hit the floor hard. My cat ran and hid under my bed, and I lost it. I asked them what the hell that was, and they just laughed and said, 'Relax, it’s just a cat,' " the woman writes.

The post continues: "I told them to get out immediately. They acted like I was overreacting, saying they didn’t mean to hurt her and that it wasn’t a big deal. But my cat was terrified, and I don’t care if it was intentional or not—that kind of reaction to an innocent animal is not okay with me."

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Now, the friend is telling mutual acquaintances that the woman threw her out "over 'nothing.' "

"Most people are on my side, saying that was way out of line, and a couple even admitted they never liked how this friend treated animals," she adds. "Still, a few think I was too harsh and should have just given a warning instead of kicking them out immediately."

Overwhelmingly, Reddit users don't think the woman was too harsh in kicking her friend out.

Wrote one: "If that’s how they treat your cat when you’re right there, what would they be like when you’re not around?"

Added another: " 'Terrifying' is the right word.  Any person who would abuse or exploit any living creature--whether an animal, child, the elderly or disabled or anyone else--can NEVER be trusted. Not ever."

"I wouldn't have just kicked them out," wrote another commenter. "I would refuse to be friends with someone who treated my let that way. You in no way overreacted. I hope your cat is okay!"