In your back garden. What should you do? Someone told me his Staffie killed a cat so he just buried it without telling the person who owned it, who he knew lived 3 doors away. The dog dug it up so he put it in several black bags and put it in the dustbin. I think that's awful and he should have told them. What would you do? Can you get in trouble if your dog kills a cat?

If you don't know where the cat comes from take it to the vet and see if it has a chip, the vet can inform the owners, basically be very apologetic and understand cat owners will blame you no matter what the circumstances of the accident.


Is your dog ok ? I know when cat/dog fights happen the dog can have hidden scratches and bites that go bad really fast with out prompt attention.

Sorry you have had this happen it's terrible all round, poor cat and cat family too.

Sorry, posted before I'd finished typing. Not me but someone told me.

Ah well same advice but for them.

The OP says the owners were known and the question raised was should the dog owner tell them?
I haven't a clue about the legal situation. But I have tried to put myself in the place of the cat owner. Can't work out whether I would prefer to know.
As the dog owner it would depend on my relationship with the cat owner. Whatever the legalities, wouldn't want to be setting myself up for a world of grief.

I have two cats, one or both getting killed in some way is something I prepare myself for..

I would hate to not know though.. So I dont think that is nice at all.

I also have a Staffy would not hurt a fly..
Must say OP your threads do see to be ones that are made to get people cross

It depends on what sort of people the cat owners are. If they were the sort who'd likely retaliate by slashing the car tyres or lobbing bricks through my window and generally make life hell, I most certainly wouldn't say a thing . If they were reasonable, level headed understanding people that would be different. Cats wandering loose are likely to get run over, attacked, caught/killed if it climbs into a garden where there's a dog, have accidents, owners take that risk when letting them out so can't really come wailing if something happens as they put them in that position. I doubt you'd get in trouble if a dog kills a cat unless you deliberately throw it to the dog, anymore than you would if it killed a rabbit , you wouldn't know until it was too late. Yes it's unfortunate but that's nature, it isn't your fault.

Maybe they are just made up scenarios.

No! On Digital Spy? Please say it ain't so...

Having been here a little while now I am beginning to see the truth of that.