| First of all you had good reason to know that the neighbor did not value his dog so your idea that he would reimburse you for care you volunteered was not realistic. That is evident by the fact that the dog ran at large. Most states allow a dog to be killed if it is found on another's property where livestock is present. Whether killed by a shotgun or a home dog should make no difference. What you do at this point depends upon how long you want to live with the stress and disagreements. It just might be a $400 lesson that next time, get out a shovel.
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"The scientific name for an animal that doesn't either run from or fight its enemies is lunch."-Michael Friedman |