(in the original cat story) Ther neighbor was
removing a PEST, the writer admitted the cat had a taste for his pigeons, and
was known to frequent his property. He was protecting HIS PETS. The
writer failed to contain her/hisr pet.
I feel terrible for the daughter, she is too young
to understand, and I'm sure adores her pet. But the neighbor adored his
pets too.
Nothing gets me more steamed that the whole "dogs running
free" thing. I was almost pulled off my bike as a 12-year-old kid by a
rottweiler that attacked me as I rode past the owner's house (coincidentally,
on my way to the arab show barn I volunteered at). And now I'll never
fufill my dreams of being an underpants model....sigh. I could go on for
hours with stories about my traumatic childhood and animals.
I see that
"my dog can do no wrong" attitude every day at the clinic. It also
transfers to children, though. Both are equally
irresponsible.
Needless to say, being hypersensitive to that attitude,
my husband and I opted to have our fear-aggressive dog put down this last
fall. It was a heartbreaking decision to make, but I knew it was for the
better of mankind. We were always in danger of someone getting seriously
hurt, and her quality of life (and ours) was getting bad.
