This Week in Puppycide #34

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

• Attempted | Hollywood, CA (03/24/18): LAPD officers investigating a crime nearby enter a family home and shoot their pit bull in front of their child, then prevent the family from seeing their bleeding dog. The dog lives and is now awaiting surgery. LAPD allegedly said the city would cover the $1,000+ vet bill, but that the family has to pay upfront.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Transylvania County, NC (03/26/18): Uninformative report copy-pasted from sheriff’s office statement claims a deputy responding to a “disturbance call” is allegedly attacked by a “pit bull”, which he first tries to shove aside and then guns down, shooting himself in the hand in the process. No witness reports, no indication of less-lethal weaponry used, etc.
  (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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