She deserved what she got

[F/3]

When I first saw and posted the video I thought it was very funny. I didn't do my research on the out come. Very sad indeed.

 

[Dantes]

When I first saw and posted the video I thought it was very funny. I didn't do my research on the out come. Very sad indeed.

No worries here. For sure you're not the only one who saw the video out of context.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

I was curious after reading this story...the cat did not have rabies. What else could cause a cat to be sometimes "sweet as pie" but then suddenly strike out against other pets or humans?

I would imagine this isn't the first time that woman had harassed the cat...and the cat has two choices fight or flight. It chose fight maybe because flight in those snowy conditions wasn't so attractive? Was the cat neutered at all?

 

[Becki]

It is sad all the way around, but also feel there were other ways to move the cat along. Also, wouldn't have the need to test for rabies be eliminated had the cat been up to date on vaccinations?

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Rabies vaccination is not required everywhere, for example here in CA it isn't...so not all cats would be vaccinated.

 

[cbain]

Well the dog was safe ! There is more to this than we know, evolution really passed this woman by. I feel sorry for the cats death, it was uncalled for.

 

[Dantes]

I can see why the woman might be blamed, but according to the story the cat had done this before (and that's why he was "discarded" by his previous owner). I don't disagree that maybe something else could have been done by the woman, but if he'd done this previously, certainly there was a pre-existing issue with the cat.

Of course JMHO, we really don't have enough facts to judge her here, although I do understand why people would.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Whatever the cat's issue were, kicking snow in its face was not an effective training technique. It would not teach the kitty to not pick on the doggie which seemingly was the motive....

I'm not sure that the fact that this cat had attacked before means a pre-existing issue on the part of the cat...possibly there is more than one person out there that thinks striking at a cat will "teach" it better behavior? I'm not sure the cat is to blame... my experience with Rescue says that the majority of the cats are not the problem, it is the crappy owners that the problem lies with :-(

 

[Trish Allearz]

He's a cat. His only defense is attack or flight. It's not his fault. Dumb woman.

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[Lesley]

He's a cat. His only defense is attack or flight. It's not his fault. Dumb woman.

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I agree. This was a ridiculous way to handle the situation. The woman was aggressively antagonizing the cat, from the cat's point of view (and mine as well).