Have you ever run over or hit a pet or animal?

I have hit a few deer in my life. With driving on the highway at night is usually the worst time for hitting them. It is a common occurance here as well. When it is dark and you are on an open road it is quite hard to avoid hitting them. It happens so fast. I do however stop and pull them off the road. And of course survey the damages on the vehicle.

I have hit 2 dogs as well. Driving down a gravel road at night these 2 dogs are well known for running out to bite the tires. However I know that I killed these dogs as well this time I got out and pulled them off the road and surveyed if there was any damage. I was not about to go and tell the owners I killed their dogs as I am sure they know that their dogs do it as well. I am not going to feel sorry about killing them either. It was just a time bomb waiting to go off.

To be totally honest with you you stated that you don't understand why some people just keep on driving. What exactly are you suppose to do? Go to them and say sorry for backing over you kitty. But he was under my tires. How is that your fault. If pet owners can't keep an eye and make sure the animal doesn't dart in front of the car or is hiding under the cars what are you suppose to do?

I hit a dog once, let me tell you my story. I was a youth pastor and we were coming back around 2:00am from a youth rally. I watched this dog run across the road in front of car and then he ran right back into the ditch and then up onto the road where I was driving the church van. I could have swerved and missed him but I would have killed a whole van full of sleeping teens in the process. I hit him hard and I know he died on impact. I felt bad so bad the whole two hour drive home. I'm sure he was a farm dog and still think about the people who had to find him the next day. I never told anybody for fear they would think I was a horrible person.

Hello there mommyboo! I had hit a chick on the highway. I saw two duck parents and five of their chicks crossing on the road. And with a speed of 120 kilometer per hour I couldn't stop right away. It just happened so quickly. I had three children in the backseat and a pregnant friend of mine sitting beside me. So, I couldn't stop then 'coz of the highspeed. I had to choose, either the life of that chick or the life of my passengers so I chose my passengers. Of course, I felt guilty afterwards and not being able to eat for one day. It was a horrible experienced.

OMG!! thank goodness i don't drive. I would be so hurt if i did something like that. I have never hurt an animal by a mistake or on purpose.

First time: A friend of mine and I were driving from Colorado to Vegas. We're driving thru Utah (zzzzz) so I am driving and we are talking about this very topic. She said she has hit a few animals and I was feeling a bit superior, "no I never have". I don't think I got the last word out when thumper hit my wheel!

It happened to me twice. In one occasion we jumped over a wild boar on the motorway. It is quite a big animal and our car was for a half a second in the air as the animal slid under the car. It was lying on the road as it had been hit before by another car that got all the radiator broken. I had other encounters with wild boars but I always had time to break or avoid them.

And another time I hit an animal it was a bat that got trapped with one of the widscreen wipers. I could't stop immediately so the bat kept on hitting the widscreen till I could pull over. Unfortunately it was already dead when I could free the leg from the wiper.