I'm still going to say file a report...if not for you, for someone else. I'm sure you wont though.

I was attacked by a neighbors dog. Had I been alone, it probably would have killed me. There was nothing I could do to make it stop, myself. I had that dog put down. The damage it caused took nearly, or right about, half a year to heal and it's still numb in those areas 10 years later.

Once a dog latches on, its hard to get them off. Kicking and hitting may not phase some of them. Telling them to "go home" and such won't work on some dogs either.
I can understand why some think along the lines of "don't hurt/kill the dogs". I used to also. But when it comes down to your life or the dogs?