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Don't you just hate it when you have a day that goes exceptionally well until something happens that ruins it?
Today was a really good day, great even. I got mom some nice clothes that she liked and I helped my dad buy her a gift for mother's day. Then we all attended a special mother's day event that was held in the square and my sister even won 50 dollars in a raffle!
So just as we thought the day had ended while I was in my room I heard a cat screech, then I heard a lot of running and what sounded like one of my dogs was biting and hitting something. I run to their pen and look over and it turns out they had killed a kitten. It seems the kitten was walking over the hedge of the pen and fell in.
We were extremely devastated because we thought it was one of the kittens we have been feeding and taking care off for weeks now. My dad confirmed that it wasn't one of them. So even if some of our worry faded its still pretty heartbreaking to know that a kitten died.
Mom was extremely angry at the dogs, but I can't bring myself to hate them. See, they've never been taught to socialize with other people and animals. So whatever gets into their pen is attacked, whether it is a human, a chicken, a bird, a cat or hell even another dog. They were basically acting out of instinct and even protection.
Even though the kitten wasn't my own I still feel deeply saddened by the event. It was one of those moments you wish you could have prevented but you can too late.
This is exactly why I refuse to let any of my cats out. I know that they could encounter the same situation as this poor kitten and be killed.
Now I need some cheering up...
-pap64
Today was a really good day, great even. I got mom some nice clothes that she liked and I helped my dad buy her a gift for mother's day. Then we all attended a special mother's day event that was held in the square and my sister even won 50 dollars in a raffle!
So just as we thought the day had ended while I was in my room I heard a cat screech, then I heard a lot of running and what sounded like one of my dogs was biting and hitting something. I run to their pen and look over and it turns out they had killed a kitten. It seems the kitten was walking over the hedge of the pen and fell in.
We were extremely devastated because we thought it was one of the kittens we have been feeding and taking care off for weeks now. My dad confirmed that it wasn't one of them. So even if some of our worry faded its still pretty heartbreaking to know that a kitten died.
Mom was extremely angry at the dogs, but I can't bring myself to hate them. See, they've never been taught to socialize with other people and animals. So whatever gets into their pen is attacked, whether it is a human, a chicken, a bird, a cat or hell even another dog. They were basically acting out of instinct and even protection.
Even though the kitten wasn't my own I still feel deeply saddened by the event. It was one of those moments you wish you could have prevented but you can too late.
This is exactly why I refuse to let any of my cats out. I know that they could encounter the same situation as this poor kitten and be killed.
Now I need some cheering up...
-pap64
sad
And...yeah, considering one of my parents' cats actually died in a similar way, you can be sure I'll never let mine out as well. Especially in my little part of town, which is CRAWLING with stray cats and people owning dogs.
Feel lucky you don't live up here, If a dog kills a cat or another dog they have to be put down immediately.
Yeah, Jesse told me about that. That doesn't happen here, but if the dogs had attacked a human or a kid they would investigate the dog and its owners.