This Week in Puppycide: 10/14/17

Edit (10/28/17 @ 7:18 PM ET): Added the label explainer link at the bottom.

• Attempted | Brush, CO (08/27/17): Convoluted case involves a dog wandering onto a neighbor’s yard, a cop mistaking it for another dog that had killed animals in the area, dubious claims that the dog “became aggressive” despite multiple witnesses saying it wasn’t aggressive around them, and four shots being fired, all of which missed and one of which struck a car before ricocheting into a fish tank.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Manchester, MO (10/04/17): Retired cop shoots family dog after it wanders out of its yard, claims Ruger the Australian cattle dog was “growling and barking” and that he “felt threatened”. Dog later died. Family says Ruger had no history of aggression. Witnesses dispute shooter’s version of the events, saying he had time to go inside and fetch his gun before the shooting.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Averted | Lancaster, OH (10/07/17): Officer responds to domestic dispute, gets bitten by “aggressive” dog, appropriately uses his stun gun to subdue the animal without needless loss of life. More like this, please.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Attempted | Spalding County, GA (10/12/17): DA investigator serving a subpoena at the wrong address shoots a dog in the head; the dog survives, but the owner’s out a $1,600 vet bill. Investigator claims the dog “lunged”, but witnesses say the dog was only walking and not barking.
  (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.

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