The man with the shotgun, and the dogs,
would have died if not for
his cell phone and the helicopter that followed through on the 911.

The dogs, the article says, were taken to an animal shelter.
And the owner's grown son said,
that he had to bail the dogs out of doggy jail.

Well, heck, the dogs could have been injured or killed;
will the dogs be taken away from the old man?
Will his license to carry a shotgun be suspended or anything?

Sigh. I spent several adult years living in New Mexico.
It shocked me how casual they are, out there, about dogs in particular.
They pay attention to horses, but dogs are another matter.