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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Cinderhills on August 14, 2010, 10:12:17 am

Title: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: Cinderhills on August 14, 2010, 10:12:17 am
Oh god, I feel so awful.  This morning I ran over and killed my last remaining guinea fowl.  I am devasted.  :'(  It was raining and she must have been sheltering under the car.  I always look by the car and out of my window when reversing but never thought to look underneath.  I feel sick.  My husband said better her than the cat.  :(
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: Fleecewife on August 14, 2010, 10:56:15 am
Well, it was quick so no pain for her.  But it does happen - our neighbour reversed over his working collie with his JCB, our son's FiL set off with their terrier sitting on top of a tyre (whoever would look there?) and killed it, my mum years ago reversed over our blind cat.  Mostly it's small children standing behind big 4x4s in the blind spot
 :( .  Don't blame yourself Cinderhills - it was an accident, horrible but could have been worse.
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: CameronS on August 14, 2010, 02:50:22 pm
Don't feel bad, S*** happens,
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: humphreymctush on August 14, 2010, 04:00:28 pm
My wife once ran over almost an entire clutch of chicks who were all sheltering under the wheel of her car. I think about 3 survived out of twelve and my brother drove into a pony that was asleep in the road in the new forest.
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: scattybiker1972 on August 14, 2010, 04:02:31 pm
i once stood on a kitten that my cat hid on the stairs  unfortunatly it died i felt so awful  :'(
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 14, 2010, 04:15:36 pm
I ran over my 18 year old Maine Coone cat - I had all the children in the car, she died in my arms in front of them  :(  terrible accidents DO happen, it wasnt' your fault
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: Cinderhills on August 14, 2010, 04:58:17 pm
Thanks everyone for your replies.  Your stories were all very sad.   :(
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: Daisys Mum on August 14, 2010, 06:13:24 pm

I started up my landrover only to hear terrible screeching coming from it I thought that it was the fan belt and opened up the bonnet to find a cat caught up in it. Unfortunately it died, I felt terrible as it was my Jack Russell that had chased it under the Landrover and it was my friends cat.
Title: Re: I have done a terrible thing
Post by: tazbabe on August 14, 2010, 09:09:07 pm
aw, you must feel rotten!


many years ago i ran over one of my beloved dogs, he died in my arms, wagging his tail at me......i'll never forget it!