I'm sorry we ran over your cat. (Victoria Park & McNicoll)

To the owner of a white cat with a blue collar with a bell -- we're sorry.

My boyfriend and I had just made a left turn onto Victoria Park going southbound at around 9pm on Wednesday. The car was gathering speed when a white cat appeared at the side of the road and made a couple steps out. I pleaded with it to turn around but to no avail. The cat looked straight into the lights and took a couple more steps into the road and had almost right in front of the car.

At this point, there were three choices:

1. Swerve to the left and try to avoid the cat.
2. Brake and try to avoid the cat. This would most likely be coupled with the car behind us smashing in our rear end.
3. Rush it and try to avoid the cat.

The boyfriend tried number one, and the cat ran in the same direction as the car was swerving. It missed the first set of wheels but was not so lucky with the second. This was followed by a full minute of incessant shrieking on my part.

We're sorry.

To everyone else, please be careful about letting your pets wander major city streets with quick traffic. I would be devastated to find out my dog had been a victim of an automobile, so I'd like to urge you all to please keep an eye out!