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Originally Posted by Jenny W  To be completely honest the best thing to do is to put it out of it's misery there and then and save the extra stress and expense of taking it to a vet/wildlife rehabilitator. It's perhaps just as sad that the Sparrowhawk lost it's meal needlessly because of a cat - the bird will have to expend well needed energy to hunt again. (Oh I may get slated for saying that  - sorry to be controversial but it's a valid point) |
Agree entirely.
If the O/P does kill the dove it might be worth leaving it where it was originally found (unless the cat's still around). Spars often return to large kills the next day.
Cheers
Jonathan