She has a point though...

"If this had been my dog that had attacked a cat, it would be all over the news," she added. "My dog would be in an animal control shelter now. I'd probably have a vicious dog citation after me."
Hopefully this will open peoples eyes up that it is indeed owners, not the breed that is at fault when it comes to dogs.

We had a cat that would attack the neighbors Doberman if it came onto our property. Friend's didn't believe me till they witnessed it themselves. Couldn't believe that the dog didn't kill the cat. (dog was too busy yelping and running away)

We always called the neighbors to make sure their dog was okay though.

Around here there is not a leash law for cats, but cats are supposed to be licenced. So if your cat got picked up by animal control and you had to bail it out, you'd pay more to do it.