Key legal question
Whether the hunter’s conduct after wounding a dog is governed by the Animal Protection Act rather than the Hunting Act.
Extracted holding
After a dog is wounded, the applicable duties are governed by the Animal Protection Act; the Hunting Act does not control the ensuing treatment of the dog.
Extracted reasoning
Dogs are not wild animals within the scope of the Hunting Act. The Act expressly reserves the Animal Protection Act, whose purpose is the welfare of animals, including individual animals. The fact that the shooting itself may have been lawful under hunting law does not alter the later duty to protect the wounded dog from prolonged suffering.