I person who is that naive or stupid should not have what I consider a privilege (sp) which is being owned by a cat and having pet mice. When I was about 7 or 8 I had a pet canary (was too young to have) and decided one day to have the cat and the bird be friends. Took the bird out of the cage, well enough said - no more birdy. That's the mentality of a 7 or 8 year old (at least mine at that age).