My neighbor says my dog has been killing their chickens, they couldnt offer any eye witness proof, they just "know it was mine"
However they did see my dog eating their cats food that they put outside...who leaves cat food outside, we have bears, squirrels, raccoons, coyotes, and every person around has a dog or more than 1.
I am going to start tying my dog up now, but the fact I just spent 30 mins in the freezing cold thinking about this while I built my dog a track system for her rope so she can move around the yard still... made me kinda think that its not only my dog, but they think it is, just cuz they seen her in their yard yesterday.They said its been going on for months, but didnt say anything to me until yesterday?
2006-12-12 07:59:51 · 11 answers · asked by holley_heffernan 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Just thought I should add, I dont have anything against them for bringing this to attention, I just have a real feeling that it wasnt my dog doing most of it.
Also, I live in the country and have acres of land, no one ties up their dogs out here, they keep the bears and cougars away.
the neighbor told me in the nicest way possible, I just feel in my heart that it wasnt my dog doing half of what they are saying it is.I have seen atleast 4 other dogs on my property and 2 of them run around like a little pack looking for trouble.And I seen one of the 2 pack with a dead chicken hanging out of his mouth one day.
I also have no problem with them shooting my dog if it hurts their livestock, aslong as they get rid of the body and let me know so I can get another dog.Might sound kinda mean but I like my dog, but if its killing livestock then shoot it, no problem.If it isnt mine anyways which I suspect then it wont be my dog getting shot anyways.
2006-12-12 08:47:21 · update #1
I asked about their enclosure and the response was that they are free range chickens
2006-12-12 08:49:19 · update #2
just keep it tied up and then your okay.
2006-12-12 09:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by grant_graveley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suppose there is a possibility that it is your dog and by building her a running space and keeping her confined to your yard you are being very responsible and proactive. If it's not your dog I guess you are all about to find out. You might voice your other concerns to your neighbors though about their cat food. That could definitely attract other animals to their yard thereby putting their chickens at risk. Also that in the future if your dog is causing problems that you'd like to know about it before several months go by.
2006-12-12 08:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by so.good 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The law requires that you be in control of your dog at all times. Obviously if your dog is running loose, you are not in control of him. So you need to confine him, either as you are doing (by means of a track system) or by keeping your dog in a kennel of some kind.
The law further allows people whose livestock is threatened by your dog to shoot the dog. The dog doesn't have to be actively chasing livestock, and it doesn't have to be caught in the act of killing livestock. All it has to be is on your neighbors' property, in the vicinity of livestock, and they are allowed to shoot it.
Further, your neighbors could sue you for triple damages even if your dog is only one among several that "pack up" to kill livestock. The law allows the owners of the livestock to sue the dog owners as individuals for triple damages: triple the value of livestock killed, triple the value of vet costs for injured livestock.
I found this out after my sheep were mauled by a pack of neighbor dogs.
When I was a student at Texas A&M University, there were problems at the various livestock units with dogs that were abandoned by students at the end of the term. We had yearling horses that were injured when dogs drove them into a wire fence. The horse unit manager and the feed crew took rifles with them when they went out to feed the horses after that, and they would shoot any dog they saw.
You need to keep your dog confined so that it cannot threaten neighbors' livestock. Then you will not have problems.
2006-12-12 08:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by Karin C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is your dog living outside without a fenced yard, anyway??
Just be glad that they TOLD you about it and gave you a chance to fix the situation. In most states, if a dog is trespassing on someone else's property and harassing/killing livestock, the livestock owners are legally able to kill the dog outright.
It is YOUR responsibility to keep your dog confined. They can leave cat food out on their property if they want. YOU keep YOUR dog where it's supposed to be - out of THEIR yard.
2006-12-12 08:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're doing your part by getting the dog a track system.
They need to do theirs by getting a better fence or inclosure for the chickens.
Let them know once you get the system up and make sure to tell them you plan on putting the dog on it whenever she is unsupervised outside. That way, if they lose any more chickens they can't come complaining to you.
2006-12-12 08:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by ljn331 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did they see your dog eating the cat food this one time and pinned all prior mishaps on it? People do that, you know? I believe if your dog was killing the neighbors chickens, there would be some evidence of it in your own yard. I don't know if I'm right, but I think a dog would take it's kill home, not to just eat it, but also play with it. There would be feathers aroung. It's happened with my dogs. Also, My weiner dog brings home his kill. (moles, mice, opossums, etc)
At this time it's probably best to keep your dog contained. Just for it's own safety.
2006-12-12 08:23:44 · answer #6 · answered by Chub-a-lubby 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You've responded correctly to your neighbor's complaint even if the culprit wasn't your dog. By confining your dog to your property you can now "prove" that you dog is not at fault if they again complain about chickens being killed. And if they continue to harrass you about the dog, you will have the right to file for a restraining order against them or to sue them in court for filing false complaints and harrassing you.
2006-12-12 08:27:20 · answer #7 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are being responsible by making sure that your dog doesn't go over there. There is reasonable doubt on your part that it isn't your dog otherwise you wouldn't be tying her up. Good thing as they might do something drastic and hurt her. Ask them to let you know if the killing stops.
2006-12-12 08:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you'll be able to whinge on your nearby council and request your neighbours pay for the damages to interchange the bird that was once killed. You too can whinge that the puppies are continuously roaming the streets- if they have got gotten into your chooks probabilities are that they're going to get again into your backyard once more in the event that they get the threat. It is unlawful to permit your puppy to roam off the estate- and especially in case you are living in Victoria, in which APBT mixes have now been constrained if the puppies aren't appropriately contained and regulated then they are able to be seized and killed.
2016-09-03 17:32:17 · answer #9 · answered by shiva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are trying your darndest to be responsible. But your neighbor really needs to think: Free range chickens, no enclosure, in bear country, where all the neighbors have dogs? If the neighbor doesn't want to have the chickens at risk he had better at least fence them in.
2006-12-12 08:56:59 · answer #10 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouls try and record if you have anything like that, because i have neighbors like that to and i recorded them so that is what you should do to catch them Good Luck
2006-12-12 08:09:53 · answer #11 · answered by Melisa E 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋