For whatever reason stability is reduced enough people are going to be releasing dogs they don't want or can't take care of. Dogs can quickly revert back to natural instincts by forming packs complete with breeding pairs, alpha males/females, and they are very dangerous.
Where I grew up we all had 3-5 acre ranches, and if you looked at our property it was basically the last civilization on the eastern edge of the SoCal metropolis. This meant in the hills around us a lot of urban types would release dogs thinking they were going to go live a happy life out in the boonies.
We could shoot them on sight as there were no regulations aside from discharging a firearm within routine rules, and even then if stock was in danger or human life no one said anything. We had a couple calves when I was younger, pigs, and even some goats. My mom also raised rabbits (over 100 of them for shows and resale).
In the hills past our community wardens would routinely shoot cull out packs of wild dogs. They can be very aggressive, and if social conditions came about there are going to be lots of people releasing dogs even in urban areas. Many Iraq vets can attest to how feral dogs act. Lots of posts had to have feral dog 'hunting' because they were posing a threat or in some cases actually attacked soldiers on post. Off post Im sure some of us have seen them chewing on bodies.
Just something to keep an open mind about, and to keep in mind pets still have survival instincts. Domestication goes out the window when the owner is not present and the daily cans of Skippy are no longer on the menu. Urban or rural you will have to deal with lots of these types of situations.
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Originally Posted by Pork Chop
I really need to put away some cash for a .22 silancer, my state recently passed legal use of suppressors into law and the list of uses in a emergency situation coupled with the enjoyment I'm sure I'd get just using it for fun has grown to much.
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