Uh . . . yeah. I would absolutely call someone killing my dog murder.
My dog is as much a part of me as I am a part of her. I have horrible suicidal ideation, but the idea of abandoning her is simply not an option. I have no idea how I am going to survive her passing.
I have borderline from being abandoned as a child over and over again. The shelter told me she'd been taken back TWICE. I cannot imagine doing that because the love we have for each other is more sincere and pure than the love I have ever gotten from a human being.
She would NEVER abandon me, like all my friends from New Orleans did after Katrina.
But then, just look at her . . . just look at that face . . .