Eagle cam shows eagles feeding cat to young

Honey, where’s the cat?

A live bald eagle cam of a nest in Pittsburgh caught some eye-raising activity on Tuesday when an Eagle brought its eaglets a cat home for lunch.

Yes, a cat.

Wildlife officials believe the cat was “dead when brought to the nest,” the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania said on Facebook Wednesday.

Some viewing the live cam were distressed that the eagles were eating a cat and questioned whether the animal was someone’s pet.

“I'm sorry for the cat and I'm sorry if it was someone's pet,” Kathy Knight said on the Audubon’s Facebook page. “I understand how nature works, but it's still heartbreaking to see.”

The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania noted that the incident was “part of nature and nature isn't always kind or pretty.”

“While many may cringe at this, the eagles bring squirrels, rabbits, fish (and other animals) into the nest to eat multiple times each day,” the society said in the post. “To people, the cat represents a pet but to the eagles and to other raptors, the cat is a way to sustain the eaglets and help them to grow.”

The majority of commenters noted that its best to keep cats indoors, not only to prevent eagles from snatching them, but also to prevent cats from killing songbirds.

WARNING: Some may find the following video disturbing.

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