Oh sure, YOU catch 'em so THEY don't get bit! Oh, and "they don't have the resources" either, I bet. Fawk a buncha that, if there's no neighbors or houses nearby, just shoot the bastards if they need shootin'.
I love dogs, so I'd have to see if any were adoption-worthy first, especially any Beagles, but that's just me. And cat's "the other white meat", so they say.