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bigtakilla on 04 August 2017
shikamaru317 said:
Some of the responses in this thread, on both sides of the spectrum, make me feel like mankind is hopeless. We have people suggesting that the cat's life is as valuable as a person's (it's not). We have people suggesting that the OP deserves jail time or to be punched in the face (all he did wrong was forget to check his gate after a friend left who didn't know to lock the gate, something that could have happened to anyone). We have people suggesting that the dog did nothing wrong and even praising the dog for killing the cat. We have people insulting the intelligence of both cat and dog owners.

Mankind is so screwed.

Why not? And if it isn't, what's the big deal if the dog needs to be put down?



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AngryLittleAlchemist on 04 August 2017

JUST TO BE CLEAR i'm not saying that killing a cat is equivalent to a small child .

That was just a misunderstanding.



JakDaSnack on 04 August 2017
ArchangelMadzz said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
In all seriousness Dogs do Dog things and I don't think the Dog should necessarily be put down for this, but your attitude is ridiculous

" It would be different if the dog attacked another dog or person. "

Putting more value on one species than another is ridiculous. I know you were probably trying to prioretize it based on natural instinct(like when a dog kills a cat it is natural but a dog that kills a dog is a savage) but that shouldn't take priority over the fact that a pet is a pet

I'm sure your dog doesn't deserves it, butare you really in the right to make claims of worthness, or to plea for your dog to live? Tbh, i dont know, but probably not.

Really so a dog mauling a cat and a dog mauling a 5 year old girl is the same thing?

Bruh. 

All life is precious. 



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ArchangelMadzz on 04 August 2017
bigtakilla said:
ArchangelMadzz said:

Really so a dog mauling a cat and a dog mauling a 5 year old girl is the same thing?

Bruh. 

Come back when you're a cat and say that.

If I was a cat then Cats > Everyone.

I'm not a Cat so I don't think that. It's subjective to your species, but every species values it's own more as it's in the best interest for that species survival. 

AngryLittleAlchemist said:
ArchangelMadzz said:

Really so a dog mauling a cat and a dog mauling a 5 year old girl is the same thing?

Bruh. 

No, I mean the attitude that a dog shouldn't be put down for killing a cat, but it should for a dog is ridiculous. I  obviously didn't mean humans, stop nitpicking. Either way, it's arguable that they should be put down whether it's a cat, dog, or a human. I think hurting a human would be the worst, because I'm a human and am biased towards them, but the point is that letting your bias get so out of hand to the point where you practically don't care about the death of an animal at all because it isn't part of the "dog master race" like OP here is too far. 

No no you said you can't value one species over the other. 

He said it would be more serious if it attacked another dog unprovoked because that would mean it is a violent dog and should be put down.

A cat that kills a bird is completely different to a cat that kills another cat. How is that difficult to understand?



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ArchangelMadzz on 04 August 2017
JakDaSnack said:
ArchangelMadzz said:

Really so a dog mauling a cat and a dog mauling a 5 year old girl is the same thing?

Bruh. 

All life is precious. 

So are toppings on a pizza but there is a hierarchy. 



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Moren on 04 August 2017
NintendoPie said:
This thread blew up considerably.

OP, you won't get any useful information out of anyone here. You'll either hear cat-haters say there's nothing wrong with the situation or you'll hear cat-neutrals and -lovers say the dog should be put down. Tell us what Animal Control tells you.

The only justifiable killing is the one of penguins.



Zucas on 04 August 2017

Pets are personal tangible property. Due to your dog's actions, you are likely liable to have to pay for the damages of the cat's death. While wild animals would have held you strictly liable, a domestic animal would rest on you being negligent. Some of this will turn on whether or not you knew about your dog's propensities for either escaping or causing harm to others and whether or not you acted reasonably to prevent that. The facts as you provided them tend to lean on you being negligent.

Laws concerning domestic animals vary by jurisdiction, but standard procedure would to send you a citation and have a determination of whether the dog is dangerous or not. If your dog is considered dangerous, then it might be euthanized. If it is not, then there will be other requirements demanded of you to ensure similar incidents don't happen again.

Things to think about. Make sure all of your dog's medical records are on hand so that you can show it has had all of its shots. Second, if your dog has done dangerous things in the past be aware of those. Third, look for exculpatory evidence such as your dog's past good behavior or how it gets along with other animals.

The good news is the dog didn't attack a human. You'd be in worse shape then. The bad news is it did kill another domestic animal. I'd highly recommend contacting a lawyer to talk about all of your possible options that are specific to your jurisdiction and to do it quick. Good luck!



AngryLittleAlchemist on 04 August 2017
ArchangelMadzz said:

No no you said you can't value one species over the other. 

He said it would be more serious if it attacked another dog unprovoked because that would mean it is a violent dog and should be put down.

A cat that kills a bird is completely different to a cat that kills another cat. How is that difficult to understand?

https://youtu.be/SFILcsWhEm8

Don't try to change the subject, your original reply was a misunderstanding of what I meant and now you're trying to move the goal posts.

" A cat that kills a bird is completely different to a cat that kills another cat. How is that difficult to understand? "

My original reply :

"In all seriousness Dogs do Dog things and I don't think the Dog should necessarily be put down for this, but your attitude is ridiculous"

"I'm sure your dog doesn't deserves it" 

The one part of my original post you actually decided to read was the part where I was telling the owner that he should be more respectful for the loss of a cat. I never said the dog should be put down because it's not like a dog to kill a cat, I literally said the opposite of that. I was saying the owner can't use the logic of a dog to completely excuse the feelings of the owner, and needs to respect the cat more, which he pretty much acted like was no big deal that it died.



Farsala on 04 August 2017

It's sad, because it is likely the cat was trained to not fear dogs and gouge it's eyes out. But clearly your dog wasn't trained the same. I suggest exile for your dog.



JakDaSnack on 04 August 2017
ArchangelMadzz said:
JakDaSnack said:

All life is precious. 

So are toppings on a pizza but there is a hierarchy. 

And just like toppings, that hierarchy is biased.  



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