partial apology
I was relying upon memory,which it seems is defective in this case . Seems service animals aren't considered as persns ( yet ). So if you kill one you can't be charged with murder or manslaughter. Also seems that legal protections extend only to rescue or law enforcement animals...
service animals
Correction . Service animals are usually considered persons not property. For example , K9 police dogs are considered police officers in many jurisdictions. As the OP stated it's a felony in his state too kill or permanently disable a service . That suggests to me that KY...