There's quite a difference between shooting strays and dumped dogs versus shooting an animal you know is owned by someone. People who just haul a dog they no longer want out in the middle of nowhere and drop them off, often do so because they can't bring themselves to kill them. The fact is, it's a lot more humane to shoot a useless dog than to dump and let him make his own way. I raise beagles. WhenI raise a litter, I keep however many I think I want, and try to sell/ give awaythe rest. Of the dogs I do keep,if i come to the conclusion that they won't make a good hunting dog, I try to find someone who just wants a pet. If i can't find someone wanting a dog for a pet, or the dog has demonstrated for one reason or another that he doesn't even have the personality to be a good pet, I cull them. It's not fun, butI feel it's my responsibility......not some poor guy wholives near where i'd drop them off. In the case you've described, they arethe property of someone else. If they are creating a nuisance, and the owner doesn't care, then I'd call the dog catcher or game warden and ask that the guy be fined and/or the dogs be taken to the pound.


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