In most western states, a landowner can shoot dogs that harass, attack or chase livestock at will, with no criminal or civil penalties.
Here’s the revised Washington Code, RCW 16.08.020:
“It shall be lawful for any person who shall see any dog or dogs chasing, biting, injuring or killing any sheep, swine or other domestic animal, including poultry, belonging to such person, on any real property owned or leased by, or under the control of, such person, or on any public highway, to kill such dog or dogs, and it shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of any dog or dogs so found chasing, biting or injuring any domestic animal, including poultry, upon being notified of that fact by the owner of such domestic animals or poultry, to thereafter keep such dog or dogs in leash or confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper thereof, and in case any such owner or keeper of a dog or dogs shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for the owner of such domestic animals or poultry to kill such dog or dogs found running at large. “
In Michigan you can shoot any dog on your property if you have hoofed animals...had a neighbor shot his neighbors dog in the turkey pen, killing his turkeys...it cost his insurance company 2000 dollars....turkeys don’t have hoofs..The police will tell you to shoot, shovel and shut up. Keeps your property and your family safe from a nit wit that lets their dogs run.........