Now thats what should be done, sorry for your lose. Here in Florida if that happened, the Sheriff would have to see the dogs in the yard killing chickens, then the dog would have to confess. Heck, you can't get anyone to do anything around here. then they would say, nothing we can do, its a civil matter. I had to call animal control for a solid week about a pack of dogs running loose, tearing down my fence chasing my two roosters. They would send out a patrol, but since I would not give my name, wouldn't do anything. Ok, so I call everyday, then finally ask, what is a patrol? Tell you what, since your officers, are obviously blind, I will stay on the phone until they arrive, then if they need help seeing the dogs, I will kindly direct them to the middle of the road, since one is always sleeping there, and they have to drive around it. Finally they got two of the dogs, still 3 to go.
Its like pulling teeth, gosh, They feel so sorry for the dog owners, if we pick them up, they would have to pay a fine, and the puts a hardship on the families. Oh give me a break, obey the law, you know leash law on the sign at the corner. I understand, dogs get out, but these dogs are always out, all day and all night.