Have you killed someone else's pet dog or cat?

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Originally Posted by Solon

Oh yeah. He was nuts. And his family had a lot of guns. Choosing the 20 gauge was extra cruel. There wasn't anything left but fluff, since he shot it at a distance of about 18 inches.

It was my friend's older brother, not an adult at the time (or maybe 18 years old, but you get the point). I know he ended up getting treated for severe psychiatric problems, and I believe he was institutionalized at one point. Sad.

Other than fish, and indirectly through eating of flesh, I have not killed any animal, though I don't oppose hunting, I just was never very fortunate.

But the act of killing a pet which wasn't endangering you is mind boggling. We had a lizard that my staff accidentally killed by leaving a heat lamp on, and the loss of that life troubled me. Perhaps I'm but a wuss, but the harming of animals is something I am unable to comprehend. This may affect my manquotient, but so be it.