Elderly Cat Mauls 7 Pitbulls, Sends One Person to the Hospital

On Monday evening, three dog owners were walking their group of seven pit bulls in British Columbia when the cat attacked outside Betty Jean Thompson’s home. The 10-pound feline sent one dog to the vet and a dog owner to the hospital.

Thompson, Baby’s owner, was weeding her lawn when the group walked past on her property. One dog expressed friendly curiosity and walked towards Thompson. That was when Baby got defensive.

Thompson, 78, told CTV Vancouver:

That was when Baby latched onto the face of Javiera Rodriguez’s pit bull, Bandita, and began clawing at her eyes and mouth. Bandita was taken to Central Victoria Veterinary Hospital where she was given antibiotics to treat her injuries.

Another dog owner, Kyla Grover, was among the three who are a part of the group called Pit Bulls of Victoria B.C. Grover attempted to separate the animals, but was hurt in doing so. She was consequently hospitalized overnight in the emergency room for her puncture wounds, cuts and cat bites.

Grover told Vancouver Sun:

According to Grover, the dogs were all on leashes and didn’t know how to react when the cat struck. None of them fought back and only barked during the altercation. The vet hospital thought the dogs were attacked by a raccoon. She continued:

Thompson and her husband, Del, covered the $222 vet bill for Bandita and Grover’s hospital costs. However, Rodriguez is not too happy about her dog’s suffering. She noted the double standard for cats and dogs after reporting the incident to Saanich city and finding out that the municipality doesn’t have cat bylaws.

Rodriguez said:

As for Bandita, who is among the breed of dogs who are stigmatized for being mean and aggressive, Rodriguez says she’s recuperating just fine.