

FWIW,
His mother Kathryn (née Smith)[3] is a former trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who subsequently worked as a mental health counselor.[4][2][5] He had one sibling, a younger sister Mary, who went on to become an art curator in Chicago.[6]
What would have happened if someone killed the dog when it was attacking?
It’s not human.
The defense would be self-defense, or defense of property.
If arrested perhaps wt:thon could get a legal fund started.