[Gigantor]

“Fowler let his cat out of his apartment to get some fresh air...”

I will never understand cat owners who let their cat out onto the street. What else do they expect.

[gundog]

Indoor-only cats are insane.

[piasa]

The cat was on its owner’s property.

I will never understand why dog owners get dogs and then don’t control them while they are taking them around the neighborhood to crap and piss on other people’s property.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I will never understand cat owners who let their cat out onto the street.

Yup. The dog owners are clearly at fault - they couldn't control their dog, and the dog was vicious. But anyone who chooses to let their cat roam outside is going to encounter a day when their cat never returns home again, and it's not because the cat decided to move to another city. Outdoor cats get killed - by dogs, by cars, by raccoons, by other cats, on and on. If you want your cat to die of old age, keep it indoors.