This Week in Puppycide #42

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

• Unjustified | Oklahoma City, OK (05/20/18): Officer responding to a domestic dispute is allegedly attacked by the family’s “large pit bull” until other officers shoot it dead. The owner says her dog wasn’t vicious, and there were no prior complaints against the animal, which likely responded to a perceived intruder on its property. No attempt were made with nonlethal equipment.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Oklahoma City, OK (05/22/18): Undercover officers serving a drug warrant are allegedly attacked by a “120 lb. pitbull” that they say tried to bite two of them; one cop shoots the dog three times, killing it. No less-than-lethal equipment was utilized.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Attempted | San Jose, CA (05/23/18): Officers responding to disturbance call are allegedly charged by three dogs; two cops open fire, striking one dog in the paw. Animal control later checks on the dogs; the wounded dog’s owner takes it to the vet’s and it’s expected to recover. No less-than-lethal equipment utilized.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Austin, MN (05/24/18): Three dogs escape their yard and allegedly bite a neighbor. Responding deputy shoots and kills two of them, claiming they attacked him and that their proximity made it impossible to use his taser. Owners question why the trained officer of the law didn’t attempt another nonlethal response.
  (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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