Sounds like the whole neighborhood is filled with idiots. "Everyone's pet moose?!" Is she out of her ever loving mind? Regardless, if you set aside the history of the "pet" and were confronted with a charging moose (2 year old moose are NOT small!) and toddlers in the area, what would you do? Most of us would protect the kids. Ironically, if they hadn't shot the moose and one of the children had been hurt, there would be tons of comments asking why they didn't protect the kids and just shoot the damn thing.