Doug, I am so sorry for your loss; I have a cat that picked me when one of my dogs died and he just refuses to let me have a bad day!
......A number of years ago we had a schnauzer killed by two pit bull's that were dumped.....I chased them and killed one in the yard of a neighbor.....he came out and asked what had happened and I told him what they had done and that one had gotten away....he said he would take care of the second pit as he knew where they were denning up....he was true to his promise.....on the flip side I absolutely hate people that dump dogs and cats.....they are scum!