I've met Laz, shot the ish with him, he appeared to be a solid dude. His wife is a sweetheart from my interactions with her. That said, you never truly know anyone, so I'm not going to act like it's beyond impossible for someone who admittedly committed a violent felony once before to do something else violent. I'm a dog lover(anyone that knows me personally knows that my two dogs are members of the family and I treat them as such, within reason), so I support anyone stepping up for animals, but you also have to keep things in perspective. When you are doing things that affect your neighbors, you need to think about what you are doing and work with your neighbors in a respectful way. You want to run a pet rescue, go out and buy a ton of land and do it, but to do it in a residential neighborhood is asking for issues.
I hope this gets worked out and justice is served.