[QUOTE=Raymundo;8083808]
Wow–there is a crowd saying this? People would really euthanize a family pet that killed an animal intruding on their own property? A non-family cat is the same as a squirrel or a coyote on our property. I have free range chickens and vegetable gardens and I don’t want feral or non contained cats stalking my birds or pooping in my veggie beds. My dogs have every right to chase them off and, if caught, a cat could be injured. Euthanizing a PET for doing their job protecting my property is so far from my comprehension…
Please note that I am not talking about my dogs running wild killing peoples cats in their OWN yards. My dogs are a part of my family just like cats are to their people. I can no more imagine euthanizing a pet family member for this than I can imagine a cat lover euthanizing a cat for killing a robin on their own property. Although I did tell my mother she should euth her 12 year old cat after it bit her hand and sent her to the hospital for 2 days of IV antibiotics. THAT I would euth a cat for.[/QUOTE]
That was my thought, too. Our two dogs are extremely cat friendly, but they did get a kitten once. We heard them barking/chasing in the middle of the night but didn’t think anything of it. We lived in the woods, they stayed out at night, they were always chasing something. Found the kitten the next morning. The only thing we can think was that they saw something and went after it not realizing it was a cat. Or maybe in their brains, other cats are fair game, just not their cats. Who knows. But NO, I’m not planning on euthing both of my dogs because they were acting on animal instinct. Heartbreaking for the kitty, but …
