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Originally Posted by laci32  I want to add from my experiance Hawks cant pick up cats or a yorkie for that matter. Hell I've seen them unable to pick up a squirrel. Their game is much smaller not something that can hurt them back |
There are lots of diff types of Hawks & the med to large Hawks absolutely can & do pick up cats & small dogs & carry them off. They will even try to pick up animals too heavy for them & then drop them, Usually killing them on ground impact. Also they will try for a larger dog & not succeed in lifting the dog off the ground but once the talons strike the victim it will tear the skin rite off their backs.
I used to live in an area highly populated with Hawks & Owls. I worked for a vet in this area & let me tell you that it's not pretty what the large birds of prey can do to your dogs & cats. I will never forget the 1st time I saw the skin ripped of a dogs back by a Hawk & trying to place & hold the skin back in place for the Dr to sew it back on with numerous drains & many recheck visits for drain cleaning that was completely miserable for the dog. Months of physical therapy to stretch the scare tissue so the poor guy could walk straight & just be able to Curl up on his bed. Yes it Happens.