Missing the point here. Pets to many humans are family members. Almost, or on the same level as a child. The fact that they came and killed them as distractions for the election. Makes this a far more sinister in nature. 

This is just one of many events that happen daily which we the people just sit here and take it. However sometimes it can be too much. In a world filled with horrible atrocities calculated by evil clowns with power. It is watershed events like this which make shit happen.