This Week in Puppycide #29

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

• Unjustified | Springfield, IL (02/15/18): Officer pursuing a fleeing suspect on foot enters a family’s backyard and shoots their pit bull Muscles as he approaches; the dog bleeds to death in the kitchen shortly afterwards. The mother questions why the cop didn’t try something nonlethal such as mace or a taser.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Orange, TX (02/18/18): Police report claims officers responding to a “vicious dog” call are attacked by a pit bull, call animal control, then shoot the animal before animal control can arrive. The dog’s owner claims they chased “aggressive[ly]” after the wounded dog and “kept tasing it” as it tried to return home. The dog was later seized and euthanized.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Attempted | St. Ann, MO (02/19/18): Cops shoot & wound a loose pit bull that allegedly attacked their police dog. No mention of any nonlethal weapons being utilized. Owner could face charges.
  (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.

Not sure what those colored labels mean? See my puppycide ruling explainer.