Our Kittens Life Taken By Two Dogs

[Annastasia]

Wow, I'm so sorry to hear that. He was a cutie.




Remember to stay civil people...I know it's infuriating, but continue to control yourselves.

 

[red-devil0602]

would you ind if i crossposted this to a rescue site to see if they can come up with any ideas

 

[catxx]

that is shocking, it brings a lump to my throat. so so sorry!
just keep on at the authorities, let us know the outcome!

 

[LouiseRat]

On saturday our 4 month kitten Bagpuss was killed by 2 german sheperds while there owner watched on as a neighbour tried to pull his dogs off.He made no atempt to pull the dogs off himself or even call them.
He then walked away saying that it was natural .As you can imagine we are absolutly devastated ,we contacted the police who told us they could do nothing we have another kitten layla ,bagpusses sister we dont want this to happen again to her or any other cat .we have reported it to the dog warden who say they will write to him and request that he keeps his dogs on the lead and that they be mussled .We feel that this is not justice we will be contacting the RSPCA in the morning in the hope that the will take the dogs away from him .


This is Bagpuss as you can see he was absolutly gorgeous

The grave our 3 children decorated for him he will be sadly missed

i feel so bad for all of you and little bagpuss , the man who owns the dogs should never be allowed to keep dogs if he doesnt control them accurately

little bagpuss sounded like he was loved so much whilst he was here , condolances to you all in this tragic time

 

[cichlidcrazy]

awww that's awful, feel terrible for you.

My kitty's been missing for 3 days now and there's a dog/owner like that down my street, I'm terrified it's got her

im sorry to hear that your cat has gone missing .We had a cat that went missing we put posters up everywhere and some body phoned us to say they had found her in there garage so dont give up hope.

would you ind if i crossposted this to a rescue site to see if they can come up with any ideas

please do if you think they may be able to help in some way .We just feel that not enough has been done about it.

 

[keane]

I will be honest and admit that I am not a great lover of cats. Never have been, although I cannot pinpoint any particular reason why....

....but when I read your post I was gut-wrenched and nearly shed a tear...what is this world of ours coming to when a grown man can stand by and watch his dogs tear a defenceless little kitten to death??

It had no chance of survival and he knew it...

As someoneabove said a baby/kiddie will be next. Only then will the authorities step in and do something about it and IMO thats not good enough.

sorry for your loss

 

[KathyM]

I'm so sorry for you loss

Was your kitten in your garden then and these dogs got in? Obviously if it happened outside your property there's not a lot that can be done.

Please try not to blame the dogs people (and no it doesn't make them more likely to go for a child). If the owner is allowing his dogs offlead in people's gardens then that's disgusting, but if it's happened in the street, then sadly 1) the kitten shouldn't have been in the street at his age (I'm assuming he escaped), and 2) the dogs were doing what comes naturally to many dogs without proper socialisation. Technically it's not the owner's responsibility if the kitten was in the street (although I think he may have been breaking local bylaws if he had them offlead on a street) although I agree his attitude was disgusting and I hope the RSPCA can help (without taking his dogs away).

I'm so sorry, he was a beautiful kitten.

 

[Brine Shrimp Flesh!]

My advise, get a BB Gun!

Nah, that's sounds bad and I feel sorry for you and Bag-puss but a dog is a dog, I guess it is natural for a dog to attack a cat. You can't argue with that! But yes, I agree that the owner should of been more careful but if something like his dogs getting put down is nor really fair in my opinion, 2 wrongs does not make a right!

Regards

BSF

 

[cichlidcrazy]

I'm so sorry for you loss

Was your kitten in your garden then and these dogs got in? Obviously if it happened outside your property there's not a lot that can be done.

Please try not to blame the dogs people (and no it doesn't make them more likely to go for a child). If the owner is allowing his dogs offlead in people's gardens then that's disgusting, but if it's happened in the street, then sadly 1) the kitten shouldn't have been in the street at his age (I'm assuming he escaped), and 2) the dogs were doing what comes naturally to many dogs without proper socialisation. Technically it's not the owner's responsibility if the kitten was in the street (although I think he may have been breaking local bylaws if he had them offlead on a street) although I agree his attitude was disgusting and I hope the RSPCA can help (without taking his dogs away).

I'm so sorry, he was a beautiful kitten.

kathy
the kittens did escape they were just by the side of my garage, im sorry i dont agree with you when you say its not the owners responsibility if the kitten was in the street.Yes it is his responsibility to be a responsible dog owner for one he should have his dogs on a lead and for 2 he should be able to control them.which he didnt do, he stood by and watched as my neighbours tried to get the dogs of off my kitten he diddnt make any attempt to pull them off or call them .He then camley walked away saying it is natural .He could of quite easly stopped that from happening which is my point i dont blame the dogs i blame HIM and in my eyes he should have the dogs taken away from him as he is obviosly not fit to look after them .

 

[KathyM]

I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. When I said *technically* I meant that the law doesn't protect cats, just as it doesn't protect squirrels, mice, rats, worms, etc. I know it's heartbreaking, and the way he dealt with it is appalling. It's just concerning to see how many people would've "killed the dogs", or have the RSPCA take them away when it's not their fault and *technically* other than having the dogs offlead, he hasn't broken any law (that is not to say I agree with what he did as I don't one bit). If he is asked to keep his dogs onlead and muzzled then I don't see anything more needing doing - that's a great outcome. If hed been nice and tried to save your kitten and put his dogs onlead, I feel your grief would still want to blame him and the dogs, that's natural of course.

However, I dont think we should be blaming the dogs for this one bit, they didn't know right from wrong and it's frightening how many people on here believe that if a dog is cat aggressive it means a child will be next, which in the VAST majority of cases is utter rubbish. I've personally had dog/cat/rabbit aggressive dogs here that were no more a risk to my kids than any other dog.

I do understand how upset you are, and your grief at losing your kitten

 

[cichlidcrazy]

I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. When I said *technically* I meant that the law doesn't protect cats, just as it doesn't protect squirrels, mice, rats, worms, etc. I know it's heartbreaking, and the way he dealt with it is appalling. It's just concerning to see how many people would've "killed the dogs", or have the RSPCA take them away when it's not their fault and *technically* other than having the dogs offlead, he hasn't broken any law (that is not to say I agree with what he did as I don't one bit). If he is asked to keep his dogs onlead and muzzled then I don't see anything more needing doing - that's a great outcome. If hed been nice and tried to save your kitten and put his dogs onlead, I feel your grief would still want to blame him and the dogs, that's natural of course.

However, I dont think we should be blaming the dogs for this one bit, they didn't know right from wrong and it's frightening how many people on here believe that if a dog is cat aggressive it means a child will be next, which in the VAST majority of cases is utter rubbish. I've personally had dog/cat/rabbit aggressive dogs here that were no more a risk to my kids than any other dog.

I do understand how upset you are, and your grief at losing your kitten

I dont know if you read my last post but i said in it I DO NOT BLAME THE DOGS I BLAME HIM and if the RSPCA take the dogs away from him they would be rehomed with a responsable owner.
I also own a dog a labrador and i except full responsibity for her behaviour in and out of the house

 

[KathyM]

Obviously I havent made my point clear - I wasn't saying *you* blame the dogs, I was saying it was sad that the general gist of this thread has been blaming the dogs and even talking of killing them when they've done nothing wrong

 

[CFC]

Personally i would go to the dog owners house and throw some poisoned meat over his fence while the dog is in the garden, a dog like that doesnt deserve to be alive.
If it wasnt that i would be the one in trouble i'd preffer to take my chainsaw out the next time i saw it walk past and see how it likes being ripped to bits.

 

[cichlidcrazy]

Obviously I havent made my point clear - I wasn't saying *you* blame the dogs, I was saying it was sad that the general gist of this thread has been blaming the dogs and even talking of killing them when they've done nothing wrong

Sorry but there has been 26 replys to this post and i think 1 would have killed them 2 spoke of personal experiance 2 mentioned if they could kill a cat then could kill a child which is also what the RSPCA said i would say the general gist of this thread is the owner is in the rong.
Anyways im not going to argue about it ive made my feelings perfectly clear i will push for the dogs to taken from him if you dont agree with that thats your perogative

 

[KathyM]

OK< I understand your grief is obviously clouding your judgement., and that you aren't one of the many making disgusting comments about animal cruelty at least (shame to see one of those is a moderator on here, appalling). I respect your right to want the dogs taken off him, I don't agree it's the best idea for anyone. And once again my deepest sympathies.