Originally Posted By: MartinFocazio
So...some dogs - a pit bull and a small german shepherd - just came into my yard and killed most of my chickens! The dogs had tags, but my wife (I am not home) wasn't willing to approach them, even though they seemed "friendly". The dogs are gone now, but I'm not sure if i should advise my wife to:

A) shoot the dogs on sight if they come back

probably illegal - discharge of a firearm w/i city limits

Originally Posted By: MartinFocazio

B) call the cops to complain and file a report

yep. get it documented. maybe there are others who have had the same experience with the same animals.

Originally Posted By: MartinFocazio

C) drive around and try to find the owners and tell them to pay up for my hens

confrontations may have unintended consequences. as well as personal safety issues.

unsettling to say the least.

good luck.
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