No, it was your irresponsibility that caused the kittens death, it your dog is aggressive towards cats they shouldn't have been in the same room. (don't feel bad tho, it was just a mistake and an important learning experience.) A dog doesn't deserve to die for doing what dogs naturally do, hunt. Especially if your not even sure that he did it, even if you did know he did it that would still be cruel and unfair. If you would kill your dog because he killed a cat how are you any better that he is?
I'm sorry about your kitten, I know how hard it can be to lose a pet. :(
No. Introducing and then keeping the kitten, should have been managed by you and in the safest way possible.
If you didn't see which dog did it, then you weren't supervising as well as you should have been. It seems your dogs were not properly cat socialised by you either.
Many dogs can't live with cats and to be honest, if each of these were put to sleep, it would halve the current dog population!
One of my rescues is a probable cat killer. She's never killed a cat but I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that she wouldn't hesitate.
Because of this, I have never and will never allow her anywhere near cats. If I did and she killed, would it be fair to kill her? No, because I would be at fault for not preventing it from happening.
To be honest, there isn't really a right or wrong thing to do here, it's down to opinion.
Personally, I don't think you should, as it would be morally wrong to kill the dog. Is it your place to kill others in retribution for their actions? Two wrongs don't make a right. Also, you are only 90% sure that that dog did it. Is 10% really enough of a margin of error when a life is on the line? Again, that's opinion, but I think I wouldn't say so.
On the other hand, is this dog is an actual threat to other animals, and possibly humans, then that would be a more valid reason to consider putting it down on. Was this a one off or have things like this happened before?
It is not my place to say whether or not to kill your pet, but I hope this helps you decide.
Matt :)
I don't know why you're trying to give your dog the ultimate punishment for your stupidity. Most people would have had the intelligence to test the dog first to see if they were cat aggressive before just running out and getting a kitten. Now you know that he is not cat friendly but that MIGHT be correctable or you could do something VERY logical...DON'T GET ANOTHER CAT. Not that hard to figure out. God! Grow some common freaking sense instead of coming on here and coming off as a ditz.
Add: Also you have NO concrete let alone circumstantial evidence so to put one of your two dogs down for your gross stupidity is like trying and convicting somebody who just told somebody else "f you" of murder even though there is absolutely zero evidence against them. You are doing the same b.s. Thank GOD the police have to have at the very least strong circumstantial evidence before they take somebody into custody for killing somebody. Maybe you need to take a lesson from them.
If you're only 90% sure which dog you allowed to kill your kitten then maybe you should put both of them down. Just to be sure you get the right one. Can't have another mistake like the kitten.
No. If this is the only incident like this, and it does sound as if this was maybe more your fault, than his. A previous neighbour bought a new Whippet puppy and within weeks of him arriving, he caught and killed a feral kitten on their property. She was horrified, especially as they had 3 cats (the kitten didn't come from them - their cats were all neutered). However, he never did this again, and lived well with their cats.
Obviously if your dog is generally aggressive, you'd need to think carefully about his future. But for killing your kitten - no.
No. Just no. Dogs usually see small fluffy things ad toys. It's not the dogs fault. If you got a kitten and you've got two dogs, you need to supervise! And definitely not if you're only 90% sure?!
No way.
This incident was YOUR fault, not the dogs.
YOU should have never left a vulnerable kitten alone with 2 dogs at any time, not even for a second. End of.
Firstly, Do Not Put Down Your Dog If You Aren't Sure That They Did It.
Was it your dog's fault? Did he mean to do it?
If he did, he needs some serious discipline. Personally, I don't believe he should be put down, maybe go to some proper training classes or get a muzzle.
Basically its your fault that your dog killed the kitten!. So why should you have him put down? You should have supervised and been watchful the whole time. For heavens sake, do not even contemplate getting another kitten!
Nope. Perhaps you should look in the mirror to see the guilty party here. Dogs are creatures of instinct and kill small animals sometimes. It was naive at best to leave a kitten alone with TWO dogs.
The dog did what dogs do, it followed its instinct. It was your job to evaluate the risk and to manage it. However, if you feel you cannot live without having both dogs and cats, this is obviously not the dog you should have gotten. The dog needs to be in a household without other pets which can be seen as prey by a dog.
No, he was just acting naturally. Would you kill a spider for eating a fly, or an owl for killing a mouse? You need to keep dogs and cats separate, until the kitten has grown big enough to defend itself
Why would you put down a dog that did a natural thing - killing a smaller animal - because YOU didn't supervise your animals?
No, don't blame the innocent dog (s)! It was your fault for not supervising and keeping them separate. Dogs are prey animals, cats are prey, facts of life.
It depends on how old he is if hes old than yes because you can't teach old dogs.
But if hes young than he might have a chance, you could train him really well then there is no problem
Sorry to hear this. :(
No. It is the humans' responsibility to keep their pets safe.
My Greyhound is not safe with cats so I didn't replace my last cat when she died of natural causes at 17. <
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