This Week in Puppycide #26

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

• Unclear | Collier County, FL (01/28/18): Deputy responding to a house call is allegedly attacked by a “large mixed breed dog” that escapes from a room and bites him several times, claims he ordered the owner repeatedly to restrain his dog before he shot it. The dog is taken to the vet’s; current condition is unknown.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unclear | Titusville, FL (01/27/18): Officer responding to a report of two loose dogs is allegedly attacked by a pit bull, which he shoots; the dog later dies at the vet’s. He supposedly forgot to activate his bodycam. The owner claims the dog was never aggressive, yet the home had received several visits from police and citations from animal control over alleged dog attacks on neighbors in the past, all of which the owner disputes.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Attempted, Unjustified | New York City, NY (02/01/18): Low-information report states police responded to an aggressive dog call and were “forced to shoot” one dog in the leg. No mention of animal control officers or whether they tried to use nonlethal equipment.
  (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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