While I personally wouldn’t do it if I didn’t know it was wild, it is legal to kill dogs that are chasing deer here in Michigan.
Jesus-I would not take my pet to that vet if she was the last vet on earth-she would probably put down your ill, beloved pet by using it for archery practice and tell you it was a good thing-I think that woman needs psychotherapy...
The privately funded animal welfare organization out here has had a very good spay/neuter and release program for nearly 15 years, so we don’t have litters of feral kittens anymore-just the occasional dumped pets, which don’t last long outdoors. One of my three shelter cats is a former feral cat-she is too small and tame to have lasted long in the woods-good thing she was rescued and taken in by the shelter people.
This is a rural area, so coyotes, wild hogs and the occasional mountain lion are residents-they are very fond of soft, slow pet cats and smaller dogs-my dog is indoors unless I’m outside with her-this place is fenced. My cats never go out at all-loose pets here are predator take-out meals...