“but the person who chose to kill the neighbor’s pet (rather than adopt simple remedies like covering the sandbox)”
I don’t remember whether the article stated whether the vigilant mother had tried anything else first...
> I don’t remember whether the article stated whether the vigilant mother had tried anything else first...
The article did say that she shot the cat “...because she was tired of it using her children’s sandbox as a litter box” — “sandbox” not sandbox cover. I don’t believe a cover would attract a cat.