You know you are not a nice person when

[Netpackrat]

Have you had a problem with eagles attacking pets, NPR? Around here, the bald eagles mainly eat fish and carrion.
I suspect the attacker in this case was probably a red tailed hawk rather than an eagle.

It happens. A buddy had a cat mauled by a great horned owl once. Ziggy managed to escape and survived with the loss of an eye. He was a big old himalayan tomcat. As I said, I keep my cats indoors (for this and other reasons), so it hasn't happened to any of ours.

[Jered]

retard.

The ugly on the inside is showing, not that I think she is pretty on the outside either.

I love the "I'm angry so its ok to kill something" meme but if I tell her about the venison in my freezer...

Does she know where the pink slime she orders at McDonald's comes from?

[Darrell]

Have you had a problem with eagles attacking pets, NPR? Around here, the bald eagles mainly eat fish and carrion.
I suspect the attacker in this case was probably a red tailed hawk rather than an eagle.

A redtailed hawk doesn't have the size or strength to carry off a dog, even a small one.

[arctictom]

If one of those things went after my cat, I'd absolutely declare open season on them, with SSS rules in effect. One reason we keep ours inside up here is on account of all the %$^*&&*($% garbage vultures (aka our national symbol) that are everywhere. It's less of a problem in Anchorage than it was living on the sound.

Yup albino mallards, their was a bounty on them when we were a right thinking country .

[Aglifter]

A redtailed hawk doesn't have the size or strength to carry off a dog, even a small one.

I don't know about carry off, but they will kill and eat lambs/goat kids...

[308Mike]

A redtailed hawk doesn't have the size or strength to carry off a dog, even a small one.

I don't know about carry off, but they will kill and eat lambs/goat kids...

I've seen them take ground squirrels too, so why wouldn't they be able to take a Chihuahua?

[Netpackrat]

Yup albino mallards, their was a bounty on them when we were a right thinking country .

My great grandmother in Valdez killed one when she caught it getting into her henhouse. Nowadays, you can go to jail if they catch you with one feather from one.

[JKosprey]

Have you had a problem with eagles attacking pets, NPR? Around here, the bald eagles mainly eat fish and carrion.
I suspect the attacker in this case was probably a red tailed hawk rather than an eagle.

A redtailed hawk doesn't have the size or strength to carry off a dog, even a small one.

I disagree-I used to train and fly redtails. A big female could do it depending on the size of the dog in question. Not far though. I didn't catch the breed from the article, so you could be right that this *particular* dog would be too big.

[toad]

She used the term Chi-Chi's to describe the dogs so I'm pretty sure it was the typical pop tart purse sized Chihuahuas.

[workinwifdakids]

She used the term Chi-Chi's to describe the dogs so I'm pretty sure it was the typical pop tart purse sized Chihuahuas.

Could be. I'm not into the Chihuahua sub-breeds, but I know there was a hell of a difference between a Pomeranian and the teacup Pomeranian I had another lifetime ago. That guy stood UP on his hind legs so his forelegs could rise above an upended roll of toilet paper.