On Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:47:50 -0500, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

Karl Townsend writes:

Anyway, I've heard of filling a 12 gauge shell with rock salt from the
water softener.

If using a firearm against a neighbor's pets if unlawful in your
jurisdiction, the particular load you choose will not in the least excuse
your crime. It is one thing to shoot varmints, and another to shoot
"members of the household", as some people consider their pets.

Marauding dogs (or cats) forfeit "pet" status when they trespass on
another's land in rural MN. If they attack pets or livestock on
another's land, they're fair game.