I can completely sympathize with both parties here.
I happen to be an animal lover however while walking my miniature poodle a month ago two MASSIVE Irish wolfhound crosses ran out of an open, bushland/ yard and came for us, I managed to pick my dog up in time and held her in the air above my head. At that point they attacked me. Luckily, being an ex martial artist I was fast enough to evade them whilst still holding my dog in the air until they had cornered me against a fence.
I then risked both our safety further by leaping over the 6ft wooden fence, hoping that there were no dogs in the yard.
Long story short I called the councils, they gave the owners a warning; advising them to erect a fence / enclosure to house them in withing 14 days. 14 days came and went and I drove my car by the yard, stopped and got out of the car to see if I could spot a fence (im still on the road at this point) only to have both of the fuckers rush me. I managed to get to my car in time and one got on his hind legs, put his head through where my window was down and started snapping at me.
The owners have now been fined $5000 a dog and the past few nights these dogs have STILL been spotted roaming the streets. I should know because they arked up at me and a neighbor the other night.
The fuckers are out there now as we speak and Im wondering what more can be done...the council now seem to be "too busy" to come and take them away and I wonder to myself...what if it were a small child on the streets???
To a degree I think these animals need to be killed, they are clearly vicious and the owners have no regard for them either.
And believe me I do feel the need for revenge, however I do not wish to kill an animal.
Either way it seems like the people in the street on the other side of an alleyway from my house feel the same because Ive heard them chasing the dogs a few times with poles.