God gave man dominion over the fishes and everything else.
The police are civil servants serving civilians.
You dont have a problem with a human ( neighbor ) . It's a dog. No different from a bear or a rat. You have a God given right to kill it, eat it, whatever, if necessary.
The animal rights activists wont agree with me.
I have to add that Spaz found a method to exercise his dominion in a acceptable fashion. So long as he doesn't torment the animal for giggles, whatever works.