This Week in Puppycide #43

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

• Unclear | Ocklawaha, FL (05/23/18): Deputy serving a warrant at a home is approached and then repeatedly bit on the legs by three dogs, which run off after he fires his weapon. It’s unclear whether he fired to scare the dogs away or whether he tried to shoot one and missed.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Unjustified | Hutto, TX (05/26/18): Police respond to a call about aggressive dogs and shoot one dead. No nonlethal tools were used; it’s unclear why they didn’t think to bring dog-catching equipment on a loose-dog call.
  (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

• Attempted, Unclear | Chicago, IL (05/31/18): Low-information police report states an officer conducting an arrest was allegedly attacked and bit by a dog, which the officer then shot. The dog survives. Nothing else is known, including whether less-than-lethal equipment was used.
  (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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