This is not the dreaded cat thread, but did anyone else see the article in
Saturday's paper (at least here in the Tri-Cities) of the man whose cat was
attacked by a great-horned owl? He went outside one night following the
noise of a cat in heat (or something like that) and saw his pet struggling
with a huge owl. The guy tried swinging his broom at the bird, but it just
sat there on top of the cat. Then the guy got his camera with flash and
flashed away until the owl took off. I guess the cat made it through.

Forget sensitivity training for editors, can we teach owls to be more
persistent?

My grandmother who lives in Tucson has a cat that will not go outside
during the daytime. If you try to put it out it freaks and start clawing
and hissing. My grandmother said it was because it had been attacked by a
couple of Harris Hawks.

No comment. It's my grandmother's cat after all and I don't want to invite
bad karma. ;-)

Brent Ripley
Kennewick, WA
mailto: brentr at hawlaw.com

I suggested that it was the point of the storey, if one was a
> bird watcher. I wonder if there is a sensitivity training course we
> could suggest to this editor.
>
> Don Lockwood, Instructor.
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