Saturday, September 29, 2012

This Week in Doggycide

By Joé McKen at 5:41 PM ET | »
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Welcome to the very first installment of my brand-new format for doggycide posts. Having grown tired of trying to devote an entire post to every single incident that crosses my news ticker, I’ve decided to compile them all into weekly digests for your reading (dis)pleasure, sparing only the exceptionally infuriating or bizarre cases for stand-alone entries. And so, here are the reports I’ve collected this past week:

  • Riverside, CA (August 23): Family sues for $75K after an officer shoots and kills Brad Pitt the pitbull in his own backyard. Cops can’t even decide whether the cop shot the dog “to gain access” to said yard, or because the dog allegedly attacked.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Rochester, New York (September 4): Two pitbulls are shot and killed (and a third injured) during a drug raid that finds numerous dogs, possibly used for dog-fighting or to guard illegal activity. Article also reveals that 80 dogs have been shot (and a third of them killed) by Rochester Police since 2009 – all of which were “justified”, of course.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Oxnard, California (September 6): Officer shoots and kills unidentified dog after it allegedly runs out of an open gate in his direction. The dying animal reportedly bit a witness who tried to grab it.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Lubbock, TX (September 08): Dashcam video reveals cop “breaking up” dogs who appear to be play-fighting in a supermarket parking lot by casually shooting the “pitbull” in the head and then kicking it while it dies in agony. Another officer shows up and kicks the other dog twice for no reason whatsoever.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Starke County, Indiana (September 15): Deputy goes to serve civil court papers, ends up shooting and killing Boz the English Pitbull for being “vicious” – despite having already jumped to safety on the hood of his car. Owner claims the dog was never aggressive.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Ocoee, Florida (September 18): Cop shoots and kills Laila the boxer for allegedly biting him, though family and witnesses – who were only feet away during the shooting – claim the dog only barked and pawed at him. Investigation ongoing.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Fayetteville, NC (September 19): Family files complaint after violent police drug raid at 7 AM leaves Nostradamus the mixed breed with a bullet to the neck and other, “unexplained” injuries. Cops recover only trace amounts of marijuana and paraphernalia. (Subsequent account reveals that “Nas” has died.)
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Lyman, Nebraska (September 22): Trooper shoots & kills Bos the Rottweiler after the dog allegedly attacked him and another dog. Owner claims he has surveillance video that proves his dog was innocent. Interestingly, eyewitnesses seem split.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Mesa, Arizona (September 24): Police are called in to check out a troubled man shoplifting at a Target with his dog, end up tasing and arresting him while shooting and killing Max the pitbull after it bites an officer’s hand.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Nampa, Idaho (September 24): Officer conducting a child welfare check shoots & kills Junior the pitbull after he allegedly “attacked” him, though family maintains the dog had never exhibited violence. I’m not sure which universe the police chief inhabits for him to call opening fire on the poor pooch a “little bit” of elevation of force.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

  • Hollywood, Florida (September 26): Police chase a suspect into a man’s backyard without warning him and gun down Pup-pup the pitbull when he tries to defend his property as he was trained to do.
    (via The Agitator)

  • Hoopa Valley, CA (unknown date): Tribal police shoot and injure Rex the stray dog that enjoyed playing with elementary schoolchildren. Teacher wonders why the cops didn’t just take Rex to the nearby animal shelter.
    (via Dogs Shot by Police | Facebook)

    • Statistics:
    Cases: 12
    Victims: 14
    Deceased: 12 (86%)
    Survivors: 2 (14%)
    Pitbull index: 9 (64%)

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