When dogs attack a cat and kill her, it is described as “an act of nature” by the police. Because of that the police say they are powerless to investigate. They changed their story later on saying that no witnesses had come forward so they couldn’t do anything. Hardly any better. A rather feeble excuse as the police are paid to find witnesses to crimes and then catch criminals. Apparently not in Hartlepool, UK when the cat is an outdoor/indoor cat called Twanny owned by Walter and Eileen.
Someone heard what appeared to be the dogs’ owners saying, “come on we have to go”. So why can’t the police ask some questions and find out who keeps dogs nearby? Clearly the dogs’ owners were present when the attack happened late at night.
Tawnny’s owners had the old fashioned British habit of “putting their cat out at night”. I have no idea why people think they should do this. I presume they actually lock the cat out. It seems bizarre to me but it was fashionable at one time, years ago.
Cats are low priority for the police. Even burglary is low priority never mind attacks on cats. It would be unusual if the police expended any of their precious resources and time to catch dog owners who had allowed their dogs to kill someone’s cat.
My thoughts are very much with Twannys parents right now I’m so sorry for your loss the thought of this happening to one of my cats would destroy me 🙁
All this gets my hackles up for so many different reasons as I feel that where cats are concerned we are becoming more like America every day (sorry PoC visitors who are American all I’m trying to say is that your animal welfare laws don’t seem to protect cats at all in fact just the opposite)
There is a guy that lives round our way who owns a Pitbull type dog. He walks everywhere with him off the lead. Clearly he thinks that he has the God given right to do this and stuff everyone else. This raises a number of points with me; 1. He may have that dog totally under control 2. He may not and as such wouldn’t give a damn if the dog killed someones cat in fact he looks so vile he would probably relish it. 3. Point of fact; what if that dog did try to kill someones cat in the cats own front garden, say a member of the cats family was a small child who runs out on hearing the noise and gets bit? Worse still mauled. Happens all the time sadly so for me its all down to irresponsible dog ownership and keeping every dog on a lead in public. 4. So the child gets mauled trying to separate his beloved cat from the dogs jaws then what happens? The dog gets destroyed. Does the owner get punished? unlikely; I’ve never known it. In reality they own a killing machine like a car in fact; you could kill someone with irresponsible use of a car so why not a dog if you don’t control it? Child dies from injuries then why isn’t the owner being convicted of manslaughter?
Irresponsible dog ownership for me and not keeping a dog on the lead should carry much much heavier penalties. For me these cocky idiots who let their dogs run wild should be locked up end of.
Marc I couldn’t agree more and lets face it cats and dogs live amicably together its usually the Morons you describe that teach their dogs to hate and chase cats.
Just looked at it Ruth I hope it does as well.