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'I'm a human pet': The Goth teenager whose fiance walks her around on a dog lead
Daily Mail ^
| January 23, 2008
| CHRIS BROOKE
Posted on 01/23/2008 1:23:48 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy
Given that she describes herself as a human pet and is happy to walk around on a lead Tasha Maltby is used to odd looks and even odder remarks.
But nothing had prepared her for the reaction of the bus driver who allegedly told the self-styled Goth and her boyfriend: "We don't let freaks and dogs like you on."
Miss Maltby and her fiance Dani Graves were so angered they have complained to the bus company of being "victimised".
"It is definitely discrimination, almost like a hate crime," 19-year-old Miss Maltby said yesterday.
The music technology student had this defence of her lifestyle.
"I am a pet, I generally act animal like and I lead a really easy life," she said.
"I don't cook or clean and I don't go anywhere without Dani. It might seem strange but it makes us both happy. It's my culture and my choice. It isn't hurting anyone."
The bus driver, however, has obviously not been listening.
He has repeatedly refused to allow Mr Graves, 25, and his "pet" on to his bus in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
Last month, with Miss Maltby on a leash as usual, the couple tried to board a bus at the bus station.
The driver, who was off duty, was standing near the door.
Mr Graves alleged: "He shoved me off the bus. He called us freaks and he called Tasha a dog.
"He said, 'We don't let freaks and dogs like you on'.
"He basically grabbed my T-shirt and slammed me backwards.
"I got a bit angry and called him a fascist pig."
In a separate incident, police were called when the driver, who has not been named, refused to allow other passengers on board after the couple ignored his orders and sat down.
The couple, who live on benefits in a council house and plan to start a family, have been friends for years.
They started going out together in July and became engaged in November.
Paul Adcock, of bus company Arriva Yorkshire, said: "We take any allegations of discrimination seriously.
"Mr Graves has already contacted us directly and as soon as our investigation has concluded we will inform him of the outcome."
TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: disorders; goth; psychology
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Do you suppose she’s housebroken?
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posted on
01/23/2008 1:49:45 PM PST
by
TexasRepublic
(Islam is a mental disorder)
To: massgopguy
Think about it. If she had a father like you who would “do things to this bastard”, ie, cared about her, do you think she’d be participating in this kind of behavior?
Dads, hug your daughters, or they might go looking for 2nd runner up in the Alice Cooper look alike contest.
62
posted on
01/23/2008 1:51:39 PM PST
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: Bubba_Leroy
Well I hope he has her spayed before she has a chance to pass on her mental illness to another generation.
63
posted on
01/23/2008 1:52:02 PM PST
by
Ditto
(Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
To: 6SJ7
Hillary walks into a bar with a pig under her arm.
The bartender says, “You can’t bring that dog in here!”
Hillary glares at him and says in her snottiest voice, “That’s no dog! That’s one of Arkansas’ finest razorback pigs!”
The bartender says, “I was talking to the pig!”
64
posted on
01/23/2008 1:52:41 PM PST
by
null and void
(We're tired of being sucked up to once every 4 years and stabbed in the back the rest of the time.)
To: Bubba_Leroy
Michale Jackson called and whats his Jacket Back.
65
posted on
01/23/2008 1:52:52 PM PST
by
todd1
To: Bubba_Leroy
66
posted on
01/23/2008 1:53:35 PM PST
by
woollyone
(entropy extirpates evolution and conservation confirms the Creator blessed forever.)
To: null and void
Hillary walks into a bar with a frog on her head.
Bartender says, hey, where’d you get that?
Frog says, well, it started out as a wart on my ass.
67
posted on
01/23/2008 1:53:52 PM PST
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: Bubba_Leroy
Hello Mother...Hello Father...
68
posted on
01/23/2008 1:54:33 PM PST
by
cubreporter
(I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever fully realize.)
To: Bubba_Leroy
"I'm a human pet"So does that make this guy guilty of bestiality?
69
posted on
01/23/2008 1:54:33 PM PST
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Bubba_Leroy
And so ends Western Civilization.The ones dressed like that in my neighborhood would have lots of tattoos showing...
70
posted on
01/23/2008 1:55:07 PM PST
by
null and void
(We're tired of being sucked up to once every 4 years and stabbed in the back the rest of the time.)
To: massgopguy
Sorry, the girl is just as responsible.
71
posted on
01/23/2008 1:55:16 PM PST
by
cubreporter
(I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever fully realize.)
To: Bubba_Leroy

I LOOKED! I LOOKED! I SHOULDN'T HAVE LOOKED! :(
72
posted on
01/23/2008 1:55:22 PM PST
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: Bubba_Leroy
Tiny Tim and Miss Vickey in the 21st century.
73
posted on
01/23/2008 1:55:27 PM PST
by
crazyhorse691
(The faithful will keep their heads down, their powder dry and hammer at the enemies flanks.)
To: Bubba_Leroy
That’s HOT!!!!
Nice collar!
74
posted on
01/23/2008 1:56:20 PM PST
by
baclava
To: Bubba_Leroy
75
posted on
01/23/2008 1:56:39 PM PST
by
null and void
(We're tired of being sucked up to once every 4 years and stabbed in the back the rest of the time.)
To: samtheman

Perhaps we could find them a job at the Cinnabun at the West Side mall...
To: Bubba_Leroy
The couple, who live on benefits in a council house and plan to start a family, have been friends for years. Government subsidized lifestyle?
77
posted on
01/23/2008 2:00:05 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Bubba_Leroy
The couple, who live on benefits in a council house and plan to start a family
No doubt the kids will be raised on 'benefits' as well. Leeches.
I do gotta admit, though, she's kinda cute from the neck down. On the flip side, however, I'll bet she has body piercings that would be quite an unwelcome distraction.
78
posted on
01/23/2008 2:00:10 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Just another reluctant Mitt Supporter)
To: Bubba_Leroy
To: Bubba_Leroy
More pics:

80
posted on
01/23/2008 2:04:00 PM PST
by
avacado
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