Just to add to this, the police always talk to the dog owner first. So be prepared to have to debunk some serious BS. If you yourself are a reasonable person, ask yourself “what kind of person would I need to call animal control against”.

I’ve called animal control on someone who left their dog in their yard just screaming at the wind for hours, when it was extremely obvious it just wanted to go inside, and the owner claimed I had threatened them and their dog. Complete piece of shit person