Is it possible a large bird(hawk/eagle) killed my cat? (Cape Coral: HOA, neighborhood)

[juntjoo]

I'm wondering this because i just found him by his gps collar a mile down the road. Normally he travels a half a mile at most so i wonder if a large bird carried him so far. He was cut in half. I couldn't say how for sure. Warning, the pic is harsh. I'm a little shocked. Just hoping to get some ideas maybe to help me a bit move on.

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Idk. I suppose an evil person could have done this as i don't know how/why another animal would cut him half but I'm not too keen on the methods of natural predators. The cut doesn't look so clean but it is straight through. Ive seen the recent news article on lady reporting a monitor lizard killing her cats. But the clean cut and the location i found him, right off pelican on someone's lawn a toss away from a car window possibly, a mile from my home. According to his GPS he had been there since 12:30am last night til this morning when I found him. Anyway...

[FLHfan]

Why was he running loose?

[juntjoo]

Originally Posted by FLHfan

Why was he running loose?

Some people allow their cats that freedom. Id rather not debate plus its not the point of my post. Im just curious what the nature of this could be. Apparently its common and according to this article not with a clear answer as to the cause.

Half Cat Mutilations Continue | Paranormal

Id like to think its just how a particular predator eats but it is strange how they are cut straight through. I dont want to spend much space on the obvious feelings one must experience faced with this but in case the fact ive not included it thus far is weird ill just say im currently fighting hard to hold back my feelings. Id like to forget but obviously much easier said than done and especially with the strange circumstances. A quick google search on "cat found cut in half" has a lot of results

Anyway, just querying to see what kind of local feedback i might get on this. Any other prey found in these strange conditions?

[juntjoo]

Pet cat found severed in half, disemboweled in East Naples neighborhood

A local article on similar cases. No blood, no mess, clean cut, no lower half found.

[cfbs2691]

After doing a google search it appears that neighborhood's had an issue with someone killing cats, the same way you describe, for a few years.
Very sad.

[juntjoo]

Originally Posted by cfbs2691

After doing a google search it appears that neighborhood's had an issue with someone killing cats, the same way you describe, for a few years.
Very sad.

Around here you mean? I can't really look much into it at the moment but it appears very common and possibly by the hands of people but I guess either way this is the reality we live in. It's very fresh with me atm but I'm deeply contemplating the nature and value of life. I was just cuddling him a few hours ago. Hmm... Mother nature.

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by juntjoo

Some people allow their cats that freedom. Id rather not debate plus its not the point of my post. Im just curious what the nature of this could be. Apparently its common and according to this article not with a clear answer as to the cause.

Half Cat Mutilations Continue | Paranormal

Id like to think its just how a particular predator eats but it is strange how they are cut straight through. I dont want to spend much space on the obvious feelings one must experience faced with this but in case the fact ive not included it thus far is weird ill just say im currently fighting hard to hold back my feelings. Id like to forget but obviously much easier said than done and especially with the strange circumstances. A quick google search on "cat found cut in half" has a lot of results

Anyway, just querying to see what kind of local feedback i might get on this. Any other prey found in these strange conditions?

Some people might allow their cats that freedom but the city of Cape Coral does not. You were allowing your cat to roam and annoy others which is against the law.

Didn't we warn you about this in an earlier thread regarding your roaming cat?

I'm sorry your cat was killed, but you need to accept responsibility for this.

[FLHfan]

Was the collar loose. You might have the answer to who killed your cat.

[juntjoo]

Originally Posted by Kim in FL

Some people might allow their cats that freedom but the city of Cape Coral does not. You were allowing your cat to roam and annoy others which is against the law.

Didn't we warn you about this in an earlier thread regarding your roaming cat?

I'm sorry your cat was killed, but you need to accept responsibility for this.

I think you're saying i've been justly served for one because I shouldn't have been annoying my neighbors and two I shouldn't have been breaking the law.

Well I don't know there is any evidence I've annoyed anyone. But my post has annoyed you and yours me but we would never suggest banning us from participating in this forum for example to protect our selves from being annoyed. That would be extreme no?

As far as the law... Well, there's those that follow the law as a matter of doctrine first, then their own consciences 2nd as matters of experimental individuality, which are most of us, and then there are those that follow their own consciences 1st as a matter of self trust and reliance, then the law second as a means to stay out of prison and get along with neighbors where absolutely necessary. The 'weirdos', outcasts, social pariahs, anarchists, outliers, and the extraordinary individuals who make history, who dictate the future and provide beautiful art and entertainment for the rest of us who only know how to consume and follow easy cookie cutting laws and pay taxes to fuel the machine.

And you either get my point or you don't. But thanks for that small part about being sorry. He was a wonderful little boy. Didn't annoy anyone but possibly some psychopath or some uptight person who would frown upon an innocent cat enjoying his life. Responsibility is a concept, a choice, not a rule, unless rules are what you live by. But then we should refer to the previous paragraph.

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by juntjoo

I think you're saying i've been justly served for one because I shouldn't have been annoying my neighbors and two I shouldn't have been breaking the law.

Well I don't know there is any evidence I've annoyed anyone. But my post has annoyed you and yours me but we would never suggest banning us from participating in this forum for example to protect our selves from being annoyed. That would be extreme no?

As far as the law... Well, there's those that follow the law as a matter of doctrine first, then their own consciences 2nd as matters of experimental individuality, which are most of us, and then there are those that follow their own consciences 1st as a matter of self trust and reliance, then the law second as a means to stay out of prison and get along with neighbors where absolutely necessary. The 'weirdos', outcasts, social pariahs, anarchists, outliers, and the extraordinary individuals who make history, who dictate the future and provide beautiful art and entertainment for the rest of us who only know how to consume and follow easy cookie cutting laws and pay taxes to fuel the machine.

And you either get my point or you don't. But thanks for that small part about being sorry. He was a wonderful little boy. Didn't annoy anyone but possibly some psychopath or some uptight person who would frown upon an innocent cat enjoying his life. Responsibility is a concept, a choice, not a rule, unless rules are what you live by. But then we should refer to the previous paragraph.

I was right...you did have a thread regarding your neighbor and your cat.

Did your post annoy me? No, it did not. Roaming cats annoy me. Did your cat annoy your neighbors? Yes, he did. Did your neighbor kill your cat? I doubt it...there's far too many other things out there that could've done it, but the fact remains; if you had been a responsible owner and kept your cat indoors he'd be alive today.

Cats like yours ('free' cats, if you will) are picked up by Animal Control all the time...our HOA just set out traps to pick up the strays/roamers that were left behind by a former resident. If your cat has a chip, great they will find you and issue an ticket. If not, he'll go to the shelter for x amount of days and then be put down. Why do this to your pet you claim to love so much??

You don't have to like the leash law, you just have to abide by it...it's a cat and giving him 'freedom' isn't going to change to the free world in any way shape or form...your cat wasn't Rosa Park for goodness sake.

Why did you move to Cape Coral which is basically one big HOA full of laws, rules and ordinances? Maybe you need to move to the unincorporated area of Lee County...Suncoast would be a good fit.