Hit an animal deliberately? I can’t honestly say I know anyone like that, and wouldn’t want to know them if I did. I’ve run nearly off the road trying to avoid wild animals, squirrels, rabbits and such. I know it’s probably a stupid risk and possibly dangerous. But, it’s just an automatic reflex. I have no desire to kill animals while driving down the road. I’ve never hit a tame animal, and hope to never do so. I have helped dogs left for dead after being run down, taking them to the vet and searching for their people. I’ll never understand the cruelty and indifference of running down someone’s pet and leaving them to die. I guess I’m in the minority.
I still say it’s this woman’s responsibility to keep animals in her care safe, though. The blame is ultimately hers, whether the cat’s death was accidental or deliberate.
Sorry you got the wrong impression. I wasn't saying that I agreed with them or knew them as friends. I did neither. I was just pointing out one of the many dangers, of which I'm personally aware, of letting one's pets roam free. Just sayin.'