WARNING, graphic/police shoot restrained dog.

[Caledon]

That dog was not a threat.

What the H*** is wrong with the police officer.

I'm speachless.

[Raziel]

This makes me sick to my stomach. These men should be fired & sued.
If that was MY dog, there would be some serious **** to pay.
I cant believe these cops.
I cant believe it. SICK SICK PEOPLE.

[Josiebear]

OMG cops are so stupid these days. Maybe they should be paid more money to demand better cops and less retarded cops!!!!...That guy needs his badge taken away!! ugh!. what even pissed me off even more after the 1st shot the dog was wagging it's tail!!..

[ba1614]

I'm pro-police and do my damnest to give them the benefit of doubt, but I sure can't condone any part of that. They should be canned expediently and be made serve 10 000 hrs at a shelter.

[selzer]

Ok.

I watched the whole video.

There are things I do not know. Why were the police involved at all? Had this dog attacked and severely bitten someone, maybe a kid riding by on a bicycle.

If that was the case, then the officers are there to deal with a "bad" dog.

Is it against the law to own "pitt type dogs" in that location or in that trailer park? Are all dogs of this type put down in shelters because it is illegal to own them there?

In that case, the officer knows that the dog will be put down anyway, so...

Was this case referred to the police by the dog warden/humane officer because they could not manage the dog themselves. The officers would have felt like they were at a huge disadvantage....

Did the owners of the dog tell them to shoot the dog? Sometimes, if the dog is a nuisance and the owners are going to get thrown out and cannot find a home for the dog, sometimes they will try to get rid of it. The officer may have been on the phone with the owners trying to get them to put the dog in the vehicle for them, and the owner may have told them just to shoot the dog.

It seemed like the cop that did the shooting was very unhappy about the whole thing after the fact.

We do not hire police officers to take on large formidable dogs. What in the world were police officers doing there??? This was a job for the dog warden or animal control or whatever your locale has fore dealing with dogs.

What would my dogs do if they came at it with that catch pole???

I find the whole thing disturbing. The dog seemed ok, frightened by the pole, but pretty calm and not aggressive. Once the decision to shoot the dog was made, he should not have waited, but put it down immediately. It was almost like he did not want to waste another bullet on the dog.

Are police officers generally trained in how to deal with large, possibly threatening dogs?

Who were they on the phone with?

[eyezik]

Originally Posted by Equus5O

From what I saw, that officer should be fired.

Or prosecuted to the fullest extent.

Originally Posted by Romeos Tune

I have no problem with an officer having to put a dog or anything else down when his / her life or safety is being threatened. This dog was obviously no threat. It would take a cold, cruel person to do this.

Most definitely. It literally made my stomach upset to watch this. I cant imagine any dog ever having been a significant part in his life past or present. Sick.

[selzer]

Ok, I read the artical now. The dog acted aggressively toward a small child and the mother kicked at the dog and got her child behind her and was able to get her kid in the house.

She then went out there and chained the dog and gave it some food.

Seems like it must have been really, really viscious for her to be able to chain it up like that.

It is too bad they could not have just loaded it in the truck.

[Dainerra]

he is likely on the phone with supervisors. Since he isn't in a life/death struggle at the moment, he needs permission before he can fire his weapon.

I think this shows a huge gap in the training of officers. If they are going to be expected to deal with situations like these, then they need the proper training and equipment to do so. What seems like common sense to us, isn't to "non-dog" people.

The whole video was just sickening. You could tell that the dog was scared to death by the pole, not to mention that the cop was as well!

[Equus5O]

"We do not hire police officers to take on large formidable dogs. What in the world were police officers doing there??? This was a job for the dog warden or animal control or whatever your locale has fore dealing with dogs."
"Are police officers generally trained in how to deal with large, possibly threatening dogs? "

Police were there because the police are called for everything. Squirrel in the attic? Call the police. Junior won't get out of bed? Call the police. Dog at large? Call the police. Here, Animal Control won't respond until an animal is contained. And, a rabies pole isn't issued equipment here. I have one because it took 20 years of begging the Animal Control folks for one. I can only speak for where I'm at, but no, we aren't trained in the Academy in dealing with animals. And, in my department specifically we are not permitted to shoot animals. It's definitely not like the old days when people would ask the local cop to put down a dog. The only instance where we would be permitted to shoot a dog is if there is imminent danger; to the officer or to another person. We've had deer, hanging upside down and skewered through the hock on a fence, screaming, and the Chief would not authorize shooting the animal. Every department is different.

[APBTLove]

Well, I'll say, and rightly so, I've seen people with small kids kick or try to beat away any loose dog who gets near them... As you said Selz, must have been horribly vicious for her to be able to tie it up and give it food...