last week i saw a cat (not mine) in the garden playing with a bird, not killing it, but letting it hop and then catching it. i couldnt just watch it, so i scared away the cat and took the bird. its wing was injured, but otherwise it seemed ok. i made a nest for it. didnt know what it ate so i left muesli and raisins. left it and by the evening it was gone. if i was an optimist i would say that, rested, it flew away to safety. realisticly, the cat probably ate it. i just drew out its pain and suffering from a few minutes to several hours. was i doing a good, bad, stupid or amoral thing? dont know.