[najida]

I'm glad a judge at least understood that the cat had value to the owner...and that the idiot with the dog was responsible for the destruction of someone elses 'item of value'.

Hrmpt,
as for birds,
check out what a Black Palm or Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is going for these days ;)

[FreedomCalls]

I'm glad a judge at least understood that the cat had value to the owner

I think it's the size of the value that's appalling, not just the fact of the existence of a value attached to a cat.