- Jun 10, 2014
- 1,384
- 348
- 148
Some areas don't have animal control, but even in those areas you're still better off calling, filing a report, and getting it on record. A paper trail is good to have - in case the dog owner tries to take legal action, or the dog owner tries to take physical action, or the dog owner just continues to be irresponsible. Most states require that a report be filed if you're going to try to use livestock-killing as a defense in court case. If there are multiple reports - you start getting into criminal charges, and then the problems go away.
When irresponsible dog owners dogs disappear, they just get more dogs. There's no shortage of cheap/free dogs in the US.
What I meant by the stray comment is that there are significantly different social implications to shooting a feral/unowned dog than their are to shooting your neighbor's dog. The only people most of the SSS'ers are fooling are themselves - if you're not on thousands of acres its pretty easy to tell who shot a neighborhood dog.
When irresponsible dog owners dogs disappear, they just get more dogs. There's no shortage of cheap/free dogs in the US.
What I meant by the stray comment is that there are significantly different social implications to shooting a feral/unowned dog than their are to shooting your neighbor's dog. The only people most of the SSS'ers are fooling are themselves - if you're not on thousands of acres its pretty easy to tell who shot a neighborhood dog.