Birds of prey can be bad news for small domestic animals. I live in an area whre there are lots of hawks and owls, they can't tell the difference between a puppy, kitten or rabbit, squirrel. If they see prey moving on the ground small enough they will go for it - it's their nature. I've seen them take kittens! Even a leash isn't going to help unless you are with the pup. I would never let my Sophie out alone while I had her, not even a minute, they are totally defenseless against one of those birds, some have wingspans up to 4 feet! It is not crazy to worry about them - it's just good sense!
It's awful what happened to that little yorkie, and worse that the person that did it will get a slap on the hand and absolutely no help for whatever is wrong with them. Something has to be wrong for someone to be so cruel to any creature. |