I remember being at a party which was held outside. The housecat found a mouse and was 'playing' with it. it got tired of chasing the mouse who constantly got away so the cat chewed off one of it's legs so it couldn't run. Cats can be vicious.

Declawed cats!! That is outrageous. One of the cruellest things you can do to any animal!!

My best mouser was my declawed 19 year old cat...I saw him snatch a bird flying too low by jumping up and catching him with his two paws...they adapt quite well...

We get chipmunks in the house all year round and the cats seem to be the ones bringing them in live...I just open a window and put some sunflower seeds on the sill to draw them out...each spring I find a few dead ones in the basement...

how awful on several levels.
I can't imagine how this fits under the heading of "Health & Happiness".

Oh no! Winter brings similar experiences for me with my outdoor pets. Although the cats leave presents on the doorstep all year around, the dog decorates the yard with bones during hunting season... ((moan)). Apparently some hunters don't properly dispose of their victims so the dog tries to help out.