Cuz we see several cats on every walk we take our Beagles on and every time they see a cat, they go bananas and try to get at them.. I mean, just freaking out barking, twisting, yanking.. I've let some slack in their leashes before and they all TOOK off like they were going to attack the cat, so I don't think they would stop - although I'm sure the cat would run away..
Now, they DID come face to face with one in a bush a while back.. but they ran into Hannibal, a solid black cat that was named appropriately.. All I heard was a ruckus (could you describe the ruckus?) and pulled all 3 Beagles out of the bush IMMEDIATELY and two of them were bleeding.. But did they learn from that? Oh hell no..
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..