I DONT KNOW HOW IT IS IN TEXAS BUT IN FLORIDA IF YOU SHOT A MANS DOGS ITS USUALLY TAKEN CARE OF OUTSIDE OF THE LAW... WITH THAT BEING SAID IF YOU TAKE CARE OF IT WITHIN THE LAW (FLORIDA) YOU CAN BE PROSECUTED FOR SHOTING A DOG IF FOUND THAT IT WAS AN UNJUSTIFIABLE REASON, IT WOULD BE AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY, AND AS FAR AS THE THEFT OF THE COLLAR GOES IT WOULD ONLY BE FELONY IF THE PRICE OF THE COLLAR WAS $300 OR MORE. YALL WILL HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT MAKES THEFT WHERE YALL ARE AT A FELONY. BUT JUST BECAUSE THE DOG WAS ON A TREE OR WAS WEARING A TRACKING COLLAR DONT MAKE IT FELONY... SHOOTING THE DOG AND STEALING THE COLLAR ARE TWO SEPERATE CHARGES.
Each state can add to or modify a current law thats in effect. If the state/s make it a felony to shoot a dog and or remove the tracking collar, then it wont matter if the collar was $1 or $1000.
I feel the same as yaw bout handling in the woods with no law around.
