When Societies Put Animals on Trial

Dormie The Dog

San Francisco was a very different place back in 1921. Pet owners were much more relaxed with letting their cats and dogs outside. A purebred Airedale Terrier named Dormie was caught killing and eating cats around the city. One of the most horrifying examples was a mother cat named Sunbeam who was sitting in her own backyard, purring and feeding her newborn kittens. Dormie ran into the yard and viciously murdered the cat and some of her babies. He was responsible for killing a total of 14 cats around town.