This Week in Puppycide: 10/21/17

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

Here’s a roundup of recent headlines involving police shootings of pets and other animals:

• Averted | Portage, IN (10/12/17): SWAT team executing arrest warrant use flashbang grenade to scare away large guard dog, then arrest their suspect.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unclear | Odessa, TX (10/14/17): Uselessly uninformative police report claims officer responding to a fight was “charged” by an “aggressive” dog, which he then shot. Dog was later put down.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

If you know of any similar stories I haven’t mentioned, you can leave them in the comments or send them in.

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