The well tanned, umbrella drink enjoying, sand kicking, jelly fish dodging, extremely well slept considering the daily hammock time, and truly well traveled Dr. Dave stated the below...

"There is neither malice nor remorse in the thinking of a dog executing a varmint; no reflection on whether or not trespassing by furry little wild creatures from the woods should be a capital crime.  It's pure instinct.  The humans here feel a touch of sadness for the victim, but we accept it as natural and inevitable.  It's really no different than a cat and its unfortunate mouse or bird, except that cats often play with their prey in a sadistic manner, and sometimes consume part of the body (yuck).  For canines it's serious business, just for a moment, and then quickly forgotten." 

Dave, hope your so called "work week" was not too tough on you. Clonnie "filled me in" on your probable "agenda" in sunny Florida, again, he was my source. Referencing the poor little bitty possum baby that fell from the tree accidentally and landed on your property line or whatever, only to be quickly terminated in a ho hum fashion...I agree with your deduction of the true "animal separation" in nature. No malice as you stated, simply "matter of fact-ness," genuinely void of emotion or guilt, as it was for all pups, cats, and critters before them. Good to have you back. Gip

From: Cat HQ...and I quote..."We sir, can catch a bird, your turn...nothing? That's right!" Furthermore, and I quote "You bi-pod's are the one's with the nukes and chemical concoctions out the yang. We just keep the ole home free of mice and purr a bunch. Quit spreading rumor, as we are not sadistic, we just get a little grumpy now and again." Signed, Mr. B. Cool Kat...Esq.

Dave Hanson:

If opossums are allowed on the porch, what next?

I would like to buy Lib a new nyla-bone for ridding the planet of the nasty varmint. A few years back when we were still in Lynchburg, one of those creatures got into our fenced in back yard and attacked one of our cats, Storm, a big grey mellow bag of mush who loved everyone. His leg was torn up pretty badly and he ended up spending a week at the vet's with drains in his leg because of infection. He survived but it cost a ton to get him well. Those suckers have some sharp teeth and bad attitudes to boot. Lib, you go big dog!

Dave Hanson:

It's really no different than a cat and its unfortunate mouse or bird, except that cats often play with their prey in a sadistic manner, and sometimes consume part of the body (yuck).

In defense of felines, they are predators and have 10,000 years of ancestry driving same. Our cats are more than well fed but still have the hunter instinct, well most of them. The above mentioned Storm would probably head butt Godzilla if he stuck his head in the window. There are execptions. 

Gibson Brown:

Referencing the poor little bitty possum baby that fell from the tree accidentally and landed on your property line or whatever, only to be quickly terminated in a ho hum fashion...I agree with your deduction of the true "animal separation" in nature.

Our cats routinely murder voles, and I must say they seem to take more pleasure in it than Lib simply doing her job.

kmoore2033:

I made the better choice last November...but, unfortunately, I was of course, in the minority.  Now, with the results of the last Presidential election, we are faced with massive dept and with this debit, our Country will soon be owned by China.  My children, and future grand children will be paying for Mr. Obama's decisions for a very long time.  I am counting the days that this Socialistic President has left in office.  I hope and pray, Obama and his cronies ,quickly come to their senses,and change their current direction, but I would seriously doubt this will ever happen---his agenda and his legacy have to be fulfilled...even if that means the demise of the County, as we know it now.

Luanne Traud:

Does your vote matter?