Exactly and if it wasn’t that dog killing them all, who’s to say a coyote or hawk or something wouldn’t have come and wiped them all out too? Not saying the shooting is necessarily wrong depending on the situation but if a dog can get them so can any other predator and idk that shooting every predator after the fact is better than preventing the deaths in the first place.This shoot or don't shoot the dog discussion is pretty pointless. There is no true right or wrong and much depends on the circumstances. At the end of the day we are all going to follow our own instincts and values and whatever we are most comfortable with doing. What it really boils down to is everyone should contain their own animals, dogs and chickens alike, safely and securely on their own property so that they don't become a nuisance to others or a victim themselves. Animals don't need to free range or run loose unfenced to live a happy life, when people allow them to do so, they are just gambling with their lives.