That's a fine question, and I am sure that someone with a public policy background would be better equipped to offer solutions than I am. That doesn't change the fact that owning a pet is a privilege, and there are circumstances under which that privilege should be revoked.

If the only way to take a person's dog away is to kill the dog, then obviously that won't work. But if that's the case, there should be training required to get a dog license in the first place.

Under most circumstances, a hefty fine should do the trick. That's why I stared with "issuing tickets".