Kroyrotica

It's a hoax by some MIT students, meant to be a social values statement or somesuch nonsense.

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/pranks/bonsai.html

http://tafkac.org/ulz/bonsai.html

http://www.aspca.org/site/News2?page...ter_friendly=1 (note the date: 2001)

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/bonsai.asp