Rabies is common as dirt here, stray/feral dogs are always tangling with raccoons and skunks, the two primary carriers. I know it sounds cruel to folks who view all dogs as friendly lovable mutts, but as someone who has seen the results of a young relative set on by wild dogs, it's something that has to be done. Two, wild dogs and coydogs kill livestock by the slew and run deer to death for the Hell of it. They're generally shot on sight. The state will pay you for the carcasses of coydogs and coyotes in certain regions of the country as they're an invasive species.
At least you live where the state government is on the same page as the little people Pigmeat. Here in the upstate region of New York - an area as large as Kentucky - we are lorded over by coastal elites that know NOTHING of which you speak. They only know that "they LUVVVV the little animals, ALLLLL the little animals". Over the last 30 years we are being steadily overrun by rabies, Lyme Disease, coyotes and coydogs, and black bears - none of which were prevalent when I was a kid. Thanks go in large part to truly repressive hunting laws that have nearly shut it down here. With the destruction of the fur market by well-intentioned but clueless tree huggers no one traps anymore either. No paying for coyote carcasses here. At least they've loosened some of the stupidest requirements for bear hunting although you still need to send a premolar tooth from any kills to Albany. The latest hunting brochure proudly boasts that "New York State has one of the largest black bear populations in the Northeast". I wonder if the author would be as delighted if (s)he had to live with the garbage mining, feeder destruction, pet maulings, and all the other joys of living in close quarters with bears. The biggest upset is that we are forced to be "lawbreakers" occasionally in order to deal with it. I would not attempt to venture solutions to metropolitan problems because I don't - and can't - truly understand all the nuances. If only that respect were mutual. But hey, that's why they're called "elitists"...
In other news, I'm GLAD that damned woodpecker is forever broken. That thing f**ked up more good pirate receptions. I can't believe it was really that useful. I successfully tracked all the shuttle launches too. From my TV...