What would be one’s response if one bumps into a murderer in broad daylight? One would either run away from the spot or call the police. When Haripriya, an animal welfare volunteer, was returning to home with her pet cat from a veterinary clinic in a cab, she did neither. The driver proudly told her that when he was around 14, he thrashed a cat to death “for stealing food from their kitchen in the village”. The 45-year-old driver narrated the incident with no remorse whatsoever.