re: #126 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Sort of unfortunate to see a dog get killed due to the erstwhile “owner” or “master” neglecting to have the animal on a lead and under control. In dog terms the person is acting as a pack leader and should have the dog’s welfare in mind when handling it.

When my brother was losing chickens to a neighbor’s dog running amok he did not blame the dog since it was doing what a dog does. He was angry at the owner for not having the dog properly controlled. Said owner by the second (and then third) incident was also flaunting orders from the local magistrate that the dog be kept in a run or other restrained on a permanent basis.

In the countryside where I was raised, there were 3 chicken farmers within a couple of miles.

The usual practice with a pet dog that killed chickens was shoot the dog or fasten a dead chicken in a sack under the dog’s neck, and let the dog run around like that for several days to a week. After the dead chicken treatment, the dogs left chickens alone.