Monsters that meow

Ah, the neighborhood cat. Sleepy, cuddly, goofy -- and a coldblooded killer, who often toys with his victims, Hannibal-style. The moral debate over cat ownership in the US, which has 1 in 4 of the world's felines, is ratcheting up, as this story from the NYT Mag explains. It all began when a bird lover took aim -- and fired.