These laws have existed for a LONG time and were bitterly fought over. Best to leave them alone.
I doubt if your elephants would do very well in South Fork ;-]
I only used elephants in my example to illustrate the absurdity of a law that places primary responsibility for controlling the animals on someone other than the property owner. And since it’s the responsibility of the property owner I frankly see nothing wrong in taking whatever measures are necessary, including shooting the animals, if fences don’t work.
You can always see that the enemedia person is a PETA lover when they call shooters : hunters.
Hunting had nothing to do with these shootings.