This Week in Puppycide: 08/19/17

• Possibly justified in Enid, OK (08/10/17): Police respond for second time to a loose “vicious” pit bull chasing a child, shoot it dead when owner “did nothing to detain the dog”.
  (via @PuppycideDB)

• Bakersfield, CA (08/11/17): Police bust a chop shop, chase after a fleeing suspect and shoot & kill two “charging” pit bulls.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Apollo Beach, FL (08/13/17): Deputies checking out an abandoned home shoot & mortally wound a neighbor’s barking Australian shepherd as it tries to jump the fence. Dog later dies.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Sharonville, OH (08/14/17): SWAT barge into home during predawn drug raid, shoot & kill dog that “aggressively confronted” the intruders in its home.
  (via Puppycide Database Project | Facebook)

• Atlantic City, NJ (08/15/17): Cops searching for a suspect at a hotel find seven dogs, shoot dead one pit bull when it “became aggressive”. What non-lethal weaponry might have been used, tactics, etc. – nothing known.
  (via @PuppycideDB)

• Johnstown, PA (08/16/17): Man walking down alleyway gets attacked by two “pit bulls” supposedly without provocation. Police respond, shoot & kill both dogs. Owner claims dogs weren’t aggressive. Charges pending.
  (via @PuppycideDB)

• Finally, in Planeview, KS (08/16/17): Deputy serving a protection order goes to wrong house, claims family dog “lunged” at her and shot it. Family couldn’t afford vet bills and had the dog put down. They contradict the deputy’s claim that she announced herself, and maintain that the dog was docile. Sheriff’s Office has already ruled the shooting justified.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

If you hear of any police-related pet shootings I haven’t mentioned, you can leave them in the comments or send them in.