I don't know if the story is true or not. But I can't stand in judgement on this one. I know it is illegal to kill a hawk, but come on people if it was your furbaby or a hawk...Kill the hawk.
One of the posters said it right...the law wouldn't care if it was your animal that was killed.
I'm not for cruelty to anything, but I think I would protect my own just like a mother bear!
