A cat owner who turned her back for just a few moments after placing a cooked turkey on the kitchen counter has regretted it after her pet helped itself to the bird. Tammy Lee Mitchell posted footage on TikTok showing her black and white feline sampling both the turkey leg and breast, leaving visible marks across the cooked bird.
The video, captioned 'Look who invited himself to thanksgiving?', quickly went viral, drawing a mixed reaction from viewers. One commented: 'The way you guys aren't even pulling him off?' Another said: 'Who would eat that after - that's gross.' A third remarked: 'So that's actually not funny,' while someone else countered: 'This is funny, y'all miserable.' One final viewer stated: 'I'd be outraged.'
The incident follows a separate story where a woman refused to eat Thanksgiving dinner after discovering her sister's dog had been in the kitchen during food preparation. The 33-year-old told Reddit she had previously found dog hair in her sister's cooking and had avoided her dishes for months. She left the family meal after her mother allowed the dog to roam freely in the kitchen while they prepared meat, potatoes and vegetables.
When questioned, she reiterated that consuming food prepared near an animal is 'disgusting'. Her sister accused her of 'blowing things out of proportion', but the woman left, ordering Chinese food instead. Family members later told her she should have 'just dealt with it'.
