predator or neighbor taking my chickens?

[Ol Grey Mare]

Do you know for sure it's their dog and it has tags? If it doesn't you could certainly contain the animal and call animal control for a dog on the loose.

No one would question an unknown dog entering and attacking animals on your property. But when it's someone else's known dog, that's a problem. It's treated a whole different way.

Not really any difference at all - in both cases you can call animal control to have the dog picked up as a "dog at large" (being owned and tagged does not change the fact that it is at large or subject to pick-up) - and a dog actively attacking livestock is a dog actively attacking livestock in the eyes of the law- no matter if it is tagged or not.

 

[amymae1100]

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[amymae1100]

FWIW, to be justified the dog would need to do more than simply "come in your yard" .  For curiosity's sake, is it just rottweilers you feel would put your child in danger and, if so, why?

Not sure about Indiana but here in Texas if my family or livestocks safety is threatened i have the right to shoot the dog. No, not just rottweilers, anything big enough to cause harm to my daughter and/or livestock.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Not sure about Indiana but here in Texas if my family or livestocks safety is threatened i have the right to shoot the dog. No, not just rottweilers, anything big enough to cause harm to my daughter and/or livestock.

My point was your statement was simply "if a rotweiler comes in my yard" - there was no mention of any indication that the safety of yourself, your family or your livestock were in danger - just that the dog entered your yard. Had you said, "If a dog was in my yard acting menacingly towards my child, if the dog were at my chickens, etc." that would be a different story.....and why my response specfically addressed the fact that an actual threat would be needed to justify your action, exactly as you just said.

 

[amymae1100]

My point was your statement was simply "if a rotweiler comes in my yard" - there was no mention of any indication that the safety of yourself, your family or your livestock were in danger - just that the dog entered your yard.  Had you said, "If a dog was in my yard acting menacingly towards my child, if the dog were at my chickens, etc." that would be a different story.....and why my response specfically addressed the fact that an actual threat would be needed to justify your action, exactly as you just said.

I suppose i should have went into greater detail with my original reply...
If a rottweiler comes into my yard, and i feel that the safety of my family and/or livestock are being threatened in any way, it will be dead. That is not to say that i am singling out the Rottweiler breed in particular, or any other breed, for that matter.
Let me just say that I'm the person that relocates snakes to keep from killing them and my favorite breed of cat and dog is rescued (i have four currently). So killing animals, of any sort, is not something I'm found of. If i am in a fight or flight sitiation i will judge a dog by its breed because breed does have a lot to do with temperament.

 

[Kraftcrazychick]

Not really any difference at all - in both cases you can call animal control to have the dog picked up as a "dog at large" (being owned and tagged does not change the fact that it is at large or subject to pick-up) - and a dog actively attacking livestock is a dog actively attacking livestock in the eyes of the law- no matter if it is tagged or not.

The difference I was referring to was that an unknown dog would be less hassle with the neighbors. No explaining, no trying to work it out, no strikes.. just call animal control and done. You wouldn't have a neighbor war.

 

[funnyfarmmom]

Thanks for your replies everybody. I havent seen the dog again, as soon as I do it will be sent to the pound. Unless of course it has one of my animals in its mouth again in which case it will be shot. Its storming pretty bad here this morning so hopefully the dog will stay home .

 

[mc3681]

Keep posting updates please as the situation progresses! Are you still trying to talk to the neighbors? My little ones are going into their coop in a month and I'm very nervous about the husky next door :/

 

[funnyfarmmom]

Keep posting updates please as the situation progresses! Are you still trying to talk to the neighbors? My little ones are going into their coop in a month and I'm very nervous about the husky next door :/

I will. We've all tried to talk to them and cant get the door answered. I wonder if they saw the dog with my chicken or even with some of the previous ones that went missing and refuse to talk about it.

The dog hasnt been back that I know of. If he has the extra fencing we put up yesterday deterred him. Hopefully it does its job. I really dont want to hurt someones pet.

 

[chiques chicks]

I will. We've all tried to talk to them and cant get the door answered. I wonder if they saw the dog with my chicken or even with some of the previous ones that went missing and refuse to talk about it.

The dog hasnt been back that I know of. If he has the extra fencing we put up yesterday deterred him. Hopefully it does its job. I really dont want to hurt someones pet.

I understand. I really try to capture lost pets and find the owner.