Why is it so bad that the kid ate a cat? Did you imagine your purebred Fluffy as the "victim"? Sounds to me like he was veeerryy hungry. Natural instincts kick in, wahlah, eaten cat. It was easy for him, and I'm sure you all know that this happens everyday, but usually, the meat is cooked. He is too young to know the dangers of raw meat, but if you ask me, that is a perfect demonstration of human nature. You are hungry = you eat. No boundaries when you are 4. I sure his mom is poor, and that had a little to do with it. If it were a deer, would it have been better? Oh, wait, you imagine Bambi. What sickens me is the lack of understanding here.