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Originally Posted by BookCat
"systematically" does suggest that he has a plan, maybe emphasise the sinister element: "is carrying out his plan to rid Chicago of its dogs" or something similar which suggest that he spends time planning the eradication of the dog population - maybe that's it! "is planning the eradication of Chicago's dogs."
I just avoid adverbs.
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Tempting, BookCat. Thanks. But I think "systematically" does the sinister job. And "ridding" could be killing them and "eradication" isn't really accurate either--he's stealing them.