Amztoy litterbox fatally harms cat in questionable product design

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Amztoy, a drop-shipping company on Amazon that sells automated litter boxes, appears in a lawsuit with a TikTok user after the victim's cat was reportedly killed by the product.

Sep 2024 YouTube video containing the original story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xepC3-Ia9ho

August 2024 Facebook post from the humane society of Rowan County, NC, claiming a kitten had gotten trapped and killed by the very same litterbox.

https://www.facebook.com/HumaneRowanNC/posts/emergency-message-to-anyone-with-an-automatic-litterboxif-you-are-using-the-amzt/883893847110435/

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Fatal automatic cat litter box (probably dropshipped)

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