We had raccoons here. I think there were seven or eight of them. I thought they were cute until they would climb up the tree and take a huge dump on the deck every night. We fed them and a couple of them were somewhat tame. ("Inga" warned me against doing that but I didn't think they would be a problem. I found out that I was very wrong!!) I researched about coons and discovered that their poop contained many nasty "bugs". (Bacteria, tapeworms, and other parasites) I started not feeding them, but with all of the outside cats, it was somewhat problematic. I started chasing them off, only to have them return later that night or the next evening. Ultimately, all but two went away. (this was after almost two months of chasing them away) I laid the trap and placed out a bowl of cat food in a safe shooting lane and sat in a deck chair and waited with my .410 lever action shotgun loaded with slugs. As one of them approached, I waited and slowly raised the shotgun to my shoulder. I took careful aim as to insure a quick kill (heart/lung shot) KaPOW!! One coon dead. One shot, one kill. I tried to chase the remaining coon away a little longer, but to no avail. So, I repeated my "hunt". Each of the coons died very quickly and I felt bad about it, but I didn't want the vermin around. I've done the same with some stray tom cats that came around and caused havoc with the other cats. (Our area is a dumping ground for unwanted animals. Not too far from the city, but out in the county.) We also have coyotes that frequent the area and one was so bold to actually come on the deck. I was going to shoot it and kill it, too, but "Inga" chased it off before I got the chance.
IMO, deer are just large, edible vermin with antlers (sometimes). All too often Hollywood and the city folk have attempted to anthropomorphize wild animals. Many people think they're all cute, cuddly and harmless until they get attacked by them.
As far as the dog/ rabbit thing, I think whoever called the police is a retard. Dogs are going to do what they are going to do. Unless they are VERY WELL trained, they're going to chase down & kill rabbits, birds, and other critters. I had a Springer Spaniel at one point. Even while she was on a tie out cable, she still managed to kill a few birds. It was kind of neat watching her stalk her prey.
