I've hit a bunny and a pheasant
both were very traumatic experiences. My sister hit a squirrel on the motorway, she was gutted. She also hit a sheep once, which totalled the car.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:31, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

So was the squirrel.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:32, Reply)

this distresses me greatly
if i hit a bird, i'd be devastated. my brother hit a robin once, even he was a bit traumatised by that.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:35, Reply)

I've accounted for a pheasant before, while going at about 60 on a dual carriageway.

Stupid thing ran out a hundred yards in front of me, and got to the central reservation quite safely ... and then turned and ran straight back at me! It was wet (hence why only 60), so I'm afraid you've made your own choice there, pal.

(Rachel, you'd better stop reading now.)

Not as bad as night-time on a late Spring day driving back to the folks who live a little out in the sticks. I came around a bend fairly quick - open road, good visibility and conditions, lowish banks either side of the road in between two fields. I saw a shadow in the middle of the road, which proceeded to rotate its graceful feathered head, revealing a couple of beautiful big round eyes. About 250 milliseconds before I hit it.

What sort of an owl sits in the middle of the road, for the love of Og? *severe sadface* It did take me quite a while to calm down after that one.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:45, Reply)

omg
with one masterful thrust you have plundered my IGNORE virginity...

/cries
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:47, Reply)

my friend has told me several times about the occasion when her dad hit a family of ducks
WITH 6 DUCKLINGS. I hate the story so she keeps retelling it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:51, Reply)

i would never ever recover if this happened to me
we once saw a half squashed duck writhing around, my mother and i were devastated, so my brother spent the next 3 weeks doing impressions of it, the little bastard.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:05, Reply)

my dad ran over a bunny once and its head clunked something underneath the car
so he stopped and got out and put it out of its misery, which was nice. As nice as finishing off the job you started of murdering a bunny can be.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:10, Reply)

You should always confirm the kill
And then kill it's family, so nobody can come take revenge.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:13, Reply)

For someone who makes a living out of fucking over people
you've got a really bizarre level of concern for other animals.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:11, Reply)

people suck
and nobody pays me to fuck over animals!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:16, Reply)

top answer, there.
But what about shit animals? I mean, there are some pretty crap animals out there, is it OK to kill them?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:19, Reply)

Seeing as how in my experience
the cost of the car is directly proportional to the number of cute fluffy animals wishing to throw themselves in front of it, then I'm amazed you haven't hit more.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 15:51, Reply)

there aren't many cute fluffy animals
in london
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:05, Reply)

Nonsense
I used to live round the corner from these guys:

www.thegetstuffed.co.uk/
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:07, Reply)

I can't resist linking this here.
Reckon the beer might have been a bit minging though.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-10725024
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:13, Reply)

You may be right, I'd still like a bottle or two though

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 16:18, Reply)