It is devastating to see someone's pet hurt. It can ruin my whole day when I see a pet dead by the side of the road. I can only imagine some child is waiting for their pet to come home.
Any homeowner with a recent termite infestation will tell you that termites do not discriminate when it comes to feeding time.
A bank in India learned this the hard way after a herd of termites infiltrated their otherwise secure establishment and devoured over 10 million rupees ($220,000) from their own stash.