At the other end of the street lives a gorgeous wee cat called Marley. She has a weird, squinched-up goblin face, and beautiful tabby with a hint of ginger fur. She likes to hang about on the wall outside her flat or sunbathe on car bonnets. If she doesn't have important catting to do, she will happily sit with me on the wall and have a cuddle and a chat.
Tonight I was on my way home and Marley was sitting on top of the hedge. An elderly man was walking his medium sized dog, until the dog saw Marley and tried to jump the hedge to get her. Marley shot off across the road, with the dog right behind her, while the man said "come back, come back." After a little while he realised the dog was ignoring him so started to follow the dog at a glacial pace. Meanwhile, the dog and Marley have disappeared out of sight and I'm terrified that the dog is massacring her. I suggested to the man that if he can't control his dog he should keep it on a lead, and he responded that all dogs chase cats and there's nothing to be done about it. So I told him that dogs can be trained not to chase cats, and they can also be kept on leads, and he told me to mind my own business. I told him it was my business and he should keep his dog on a lead, and he walked off, luckily with the dog following him. I went to look for Marley but there was no sign of her, so I went and told her owner what had happened. She seemed to think Marley will come home but she'll go and look for her if she's away too long.
I am so cross with that selfish arsehole of a man who clearly couldn't give a shit if his dog killed a cat. I wish I'd taken a photo of him. If I see him again, I will.