Having lost my two gerbils to my Max (RB), I can sympathize with the owner's loss. However, not once did I ever *THINK* of getting rid of Max. He was just bein' a cat.

To think that you can 'teach' a cat not to kill is absurd! As AmberLee said, it's heredity, born into them for thousands and thousands of years.

I wonder if these are the first cats that this person has owned...