I don't wanna start an argument with MOsbore05 But they have legalized killing tray dogs and cts in Illinois. One of the reasons is the mean wild ones that can attack children (the dogs that is). That right there is my major concern. Plus with the cats and dogs, they are killing rabbits, pheasants, and quail. It is a mirical to see a pheasant in the wild around here when they used to almost overrun the fields. The dogs also start running with the coyotes and cross breeding. The last thing I want is a coyote that is twice the size of a normal one and possibly twice as aggressive becausee it's mother/father was a rot, or boxer. The average coyote is about 40-50 lbs. they aint big and don't see people as a target but we killed one durring deer season that was 85 lb cross. that would see a small kid as a target. there are many reasons that I shoot stray dogs and cats. You say I'm comitting a crime in ur book and I'm a bad person for doing it. Well I'm helping to protect children and the environment in my book. Not all people will see it my way but I know a few do, especialy if they live in the country, or who hunts. They have seen the same things I have.