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There are cats the size of dogs, and they are usually outlawed as pets. Look at cougars, lynx, panthers, tigers, etc.

My understanding is that while wild and vicious, cheetahs and anything smaller doesn't try to attack / eat people.

They are large enough to eat small kids. You might be safe from them on a hike but you wouldn't want those playing in the same park as your kids.

Adult people, cheetahs will eat kids

For some kids, this might not be a bad thing...

There are dogs smaller than my cats, technically.

They are called tigers

I think you've never seen a tiger up close. The largest tiger on record reportedly weighed 423 kg (933 lb).(wikipedia).

That's 2.7 zorbas.