How predatory behaviour in dogs creates welfare challenges for both the dog and other animals, and evidence-based management approaches.
Predatory behaviour management is a welfare challenge with multiple dimensions: the welfare of potential prey species, the welfare of the dog that cannot safely exercise off-lead, and the welfare implications of management strategies that may restrict the dog's freedom significantly. The welfare-appropriate response to high prey drive is not punishment or suppression - both of which cause distress without reducing the underlying motivation - but management and legal enrichment. A greyhound that cannot safely run in dog parks deserves enclosed exercise options that satisfy its need for speed and movement; a terrier with high prey drive deserves hunting-simulation activities that engage its instincts constructively.