Crime Scene Clean Up

I was walking into my kitchen and saw this weird 'thing' on the rug. I thought it was something the dog harfed up (since she eats paper and who knows what else) but upon closer inspection it was....

half a rat. Or maybe a mouse. Or gopher. Only the back half was left.

BLEEEEEECH!

Although I live with three men (my husband and my two young boys) somehow no one was home during this morbid discovery.

Thus leaving me with the crime scene clean up.

The remains are in the trash barrel outside.

The rug is in the wash.

The murderer looks quite pleased with himself:

Whodunnit? Cougar (my cat--aptly named apparently) in the kitchen with fangs. (Anyone play 'Clue')?