| I can't imagine being in any of those shoes, although I can see it very easily.
I had my cat for 22 years and she was declawed, and yes, she also escaped a couple of times in those years. Both time it was because I lived in a house with no a/c and she pushed the screen out the window (after the 2nd time I figured it might not be completely accidental). Fortunatley she was found up the tree in my yard.
Had she come across a dog I'm not sure she would have known immediately that she was in danger and by the time she did it would have most likely been too late. She always ruled the roost and no matter how many dogs came and went, she was Queen. Even still I would not have trusted our dogs with her if they were all in the backyard unsupervised.
My heart breaks for the dog owner, what would I have done in the cops place?? I can't imagine shooting to kill and I'm not trained to react to situations, he should have definitely known better, even if his heart was breakihng.
Personally whether we were already having neighbor problems or not, you can bet we woud be going to court.
Kathy
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