[sirchtruth]

One shot to the head and it’s done, rather than leaving it up there to starve to death which is quite cruel.

In all fairness, I think he thought rescuer's would go get her -

When they reached the bottom, Ortolani said he had a friend call the sheriff's office, but deputies said they couldn't send a rescue crew for a dog.

[Altariel]

In all fairness, I think he thought rescuer's would go get her

He expected government employees to rescue his dog, and when they did not, he did *nothing*.

The true heroes, rebuffed by the same government employees, rolled up their sleeves and *searched*.