My friend, let's call her (R) has known me for a long time. I have always loved cats and have three + at all times. (R) is a farm girl. She trains horses, pet ducks, pet pigs, etc etc.

A stray black cat killed her ducks baby's the other day. We cried together, we dug them graves together, I feel like I was there for her. Now today she's going on and on about how all cats should die and how she hates black cats especially.

Now, one of my three cats right now is a black kitten. She knows him, seen him, everything. So as she's talking I get really angry. I whisper under my breath and say "maybe the duck deserved it" and she heard me.

I'm a strong believer in Karma good and bad. (R) knows this. I explained "maybe the duck shouldn't have left its mom. And I'm sure the cat would die from the rampaging bird flue." She gets angry and threatens to beat me. I don't feel like I'm in the wrong after the hurtful words she said about my cats. AITAH?

EDIT: I'm realizing I did not describe her personality much. She is a huge pick me even at our age and has never liked anything I do. I'm 90% sure she made up the fact that a cat killed her ducks because she's said multiple times she never lets her ducks outside. She likes getting under my skin just for shits and giggles. I know that if this situation wasn't a lie I would have responded differently. She's an attention seeker but I'm still her friend so I'm not in even more drama. As adults I wish she would act like one. I wanted to shut her down. Prove to her that I don't care about her lies and I'm not giving her sympathy.