I don't know how people do these kind of things. The cat wasn't hurting her in any way. It was letting her pet it. And she decided to drop it in a trash bin. WTF.
Read "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" about a girl in these times who had the procedure done and about the customs from back then. It's fiction and one of my favorite books!
The dog is wearing shoes. He is mildly uncomfortable, not in pain. Get over it, its cute!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034032/
The wheels can't be stolen :)