This Week in Puppycide: 11/11/17

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

• Attempted | Tarpon Springs, FL (undated): Family’s chocolate lab-Besanji mix escapes his yard and goes to the local park. Bystander calls police about a “loose pit bull”. Cop responds, claims dog becomes “aggressive” and shoots it. The dog survives. Family claims dog has no history of aggression, but the police chief stands by the shooter.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Manchester, MO (10/04/17): Retired cop shoots & lethally wounds a neighbor’s dog in his driveway; his “aggressive dog” story doesn’t hold up and he gets charged with animal abuse.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | McMinnville, OR (11/08/17): Police statement claims two labradors got loose and ran around, acting “aggressive” and frightening a postal worker. Cop responds, supposedly is “charged” at, shoots & kills one dog; the other escapes. Owners deny the dogs were ever aggressive.
  (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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