"There was no justification for the killing of these two dogs. The defendant has been charged and will be dealt with appropriately. Our sympathies go out to the family and children who lost their beloved pets," Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a news release.
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Either way, his property, their property. The dogs obviously were not a threat. You reap what you sew. Plus lying to the police, and filing a false report?!? Yeah, I'd say he's pretty well screwed..
You got all that from the sketchy details of the article?
I'm guessing you have never had any type of livestock or had to deal with people's pets harassing your animals.
There is not enough information in the article to conclude the dogs were not a recurring problem.
The "police say at no time were the sheep in any danger".
The police were not there at the time so they don't know.
He saw the dogs chasing his sheep.
They were not chasing sheep when he shot them.
This does not mean they never chased the sheep in the past, unless you take the word of the police who weren't there. Even the owner admitted, according to the article, that his dogs would be attracted to the sheep because they were a herding breed.
Not enough info to condemn the man.