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<blockquote data-quote="Firebeetle" data-source="post: 3392327" data-attributes="member: 34506">Stories like that are very common. Any abused animal (with respect to your grandfather, &quot;teasing&quot; in this case was most likely abuse) has the potential of turning on someone. Anybody who abuses an animal is creating a dangerous situation. This applies to both domestic and wild animals. Animals abused in captivity can turn on any available target as their abuser may not be available. Recent examples include dolphin attack and there are a great number of dog attacks every year.Cats can do a lot of damage. My grandfather tried to befriend an alleycat and lured it, over many days, close to his house. He finally managed to lead it into the house with food and then shut the door after it. The cat went beserk and tore up the house for the next two hours. Lots of property damage and several lacerations later the cat was expelled from the house and my grandfather forbidden from making friends with strays anymore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Firebeetle, post: 3392327, member: 34506"] Stories like that are very common. Any abused animal (with respect to your grandfather, "teasing" in this case was most likely abuse) has the potential of turning on someone. Anybody who abuses an animal is creating a dangerous situation. This applies to both domestic and wild animals. Animals abused in captivity can turn on any available target as their abuser may not be available. Recent examples include dolphin attack and there are a great number of dog attacks every year. Cats can do a lot of damage. My grandfather tried to befriend an alleycat and lured it, over many days, close to his house. He finally managed to lead it into the house with food and then shut the door after it. The cat went beserk and tore up the house for the next two hours. Lots of property damage and several lacerations later the cat was expelled from the house and my grandfather forbidden from making friends with strays anymore. [/QUOTE]

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