Loose Dogs

They are going to die slow painful deaths from disease and starvation. Shooting them as just as humane as trapping them and handing them to animal control who will likely end up euthanizing them.

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how many dogs?

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Borrow a hog trap and bait it with dog food.

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I’m not one to shoot a dog but, I’d like to be rid of them.

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Good God man, use a hog trap. Even if animal control ultimately euthanizes, I'd have a really hard time seeing a dog bleed out consciously. That would be a last option for me if the dog were in serious trouble, like hit on an interstate and need immediately put down far from a vet.

Shoot them

Is calling your Parish's Animal Control not an option? We've had to have loose dogs removed from our property on more than one occasion, and never had any issues with Animal Control helping.

is this even legal tho? and does the same apply to feral cats?

Do they have collars?
Yes - Don't shoot
No - Shoot

i thought it was. feral cats kill thousands of native birds every day

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I don’t understand how someone could shoot a dog just to kill it. Inhumane as hell.

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Any idea what happens to most "unhomed" mutts? The most humane thing to do is put them down.

An old school veterinarian once told me the best thing to do if you have an unexpected litter of mutts is to euthanize them on the spot. Otherwise they're going to a pound and live in a tiny cage a few weeks then get put down.... and that's the lucky ones.