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Honestly, I wish we'd keep the discussion to the actual subject, the dogs roaming loose, causing terror in a neighbor who is afraid of dogs as well as a chicken's death, not the woman's entire life. It's easy to get off on tangents. There are folks who are PhDs who move the rural areas and still...

There will always be those who just don't get it. They never will. We just must hold them accountable according to the laws on the books that they are violating. She is the lawbreaker here yet can't see that she did anything wrong. Well, tough. She did and she should pay for it. These...

We see that slant all the time, Jeff, in the reporting of these incidents. Yep, chickens do have heart attacks. They bash themselves against buildings in fear and flight and break necks, etc. Dogs don't even have to get to them to kill them.

Children playing inside a fenced yard on a country property with their parents right inside the house is a natural thing. We are not talking about children, though, so let's stay on topic. Free ranging is natural for chickens. Free ranging on the property of the owner, in my own case...

No, you're wrong. I do see it as a property rights issue. I was just saying the attitude toward chickens is also part of the problem. You didn't read the rest of what I said, apparently. Please go back and read the other posts I made in this thread. Never mind, I'll quote it for you from my...

If you think about it, this is just one more variation on the same theme. We hear the same story over and over again on BYC, though the legal consequences are rarely come about as they are here. Many folks believe a dog has more value than a chicken, therefore, no matter if the dog owner was...

I got chickens just so I could free range them on my mountain property. We perimeter fenced 2 of the just over 5 acres after building a coop with attached pen. When the driveway gate is closed (always, unless expecting a delivery), it's completely fenced. I've had a dog climb the fence and...