It is to bad that this couldn't have been worked out for the dogs sake.
This case I posted about wasn't a forced issue, but it did save the dogs.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=144440


Until dogs are considered anything but "property" in laws, what he did
was entirely legal. Animal rights groups are working to change laws
on dog's right to life issues. Support these changes whenever they come
up in local legislation debate. Local support can change the laws.