Galen Hekhuis wrote:

And when those cute little kittens grow up to be cats and snack on some of
your prized fish try to understand that they are just small carnivores
doing what comes naturally to them, they mean no harm.

Now _that_ part I can cope with. My youngest dog (a rescue with some bad
habits) killed my oldest last week. We thought we were beyond that as
they'd been fine together for almost two years, but obviously not. We
still love the young one. We should have just done what cat-lovers who
keep koi have to do - keep them apart.
--
derek