PA-Stray dog starts fight with another dog. Cops show up and kill them both.

[Anti Federalist]

Been kinda quiet on the dog killing front.

Usually is, in the winter.


Cops shoot dogs in front of Pennsylvania high school

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/29/16758026-cops-shoot-dogs-in-front-of-pennsylvania-high-school?lite

By Hasani Gittens, News Editor, NBC News

A dog fight ended with a hail of bullets in a Philadelphia suburb, leaving residents shocked and looking for answers.

The incident started on Friday at around noon when a stray dog got into a pickup truck at a red light in Chester, Pa., and began fighting with another pooch, NBCPhiladelphia.com reported.

Cops were called when the dogs couldn't be separated, and when they arrived, witnesses were stunned at the reaction. One officer shot at the dogs five times with a pistol, then another fired one blast from a shotgun. Both dogs were killed.

And this all went down right in front of Chester High School.

Tehran Freeman, a dog owner himself who lives down the block from the shooting, captured the incident on video with his cell phone and was outraged at the handling of the situation.

"I don't care how bad they try to make Chester seem, this is not a war zone, you don't do things like that," he told NBCPhiladelphia.com.

"I thought them as the police should be held to a higher standard and would have some type of procedure for breaking it up than actually pulling out your pistols in front of the high school."

Freeman told NBCNews.com that the bigger, more aggressive dog seemed to be a pit bull and had a leash, but the other smaller dog didn't. It was unclear who the owners were.

He said when he saw the police the "last thing that I thought would happen" is that they would open fire with their guns.

"It wasn't secure at all, I know bullets can ricochet and anything else -- you're trying to shoot two animals in the back of a metal vehicle, that bullet can go anywhere."

Chester police told NBCPhiladelphia.com that the incident was under investigation and at the time the animal control officer in the city was unavailable.

Freeman added that some of the cops involved seemed as upset as anyone.

"One of the officers actually looked very, very shaken up about it," he said.

[phill4paul]

Dunno. Did you cover these?

https://www.facebook.com/notes/million-human-animal-march-against-cruelty-world-wide/dogs-shot-and-or-killed-by-police-in-2013-so-far/54565218878035

2013 Shooting
1/25/2013 SELMA, Calif. 5 shelter dogs (pit-bulls) shot by a police officer while in their pen at the shelter.
http://www.kmph-kfre.com/story/20757982/cop-shoots-kills-5-dog-at-animal-shelter
1/25/2013 Chester PA, 2 dogs shot (5x)+ shotgun (1x) possible third dog, 3 officers involved, shot the dogs in back of a pickup truck in front of Chester High School. Dogs were fighting.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/29/16758026-cops-shoot-dogs-in-front-of-pennsylvania-high-school?lite

1/21/2013 JACKSON MS, Police shot pit bull (survived) called out on demestic despute, dog bit woman.
1/20/2013 INDIANAPOLIS, IN, pepper sprayed and finally shot (3x) (alleged) Pit bull that was attacking an elderly woman. http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/pitbull-shot-after-biting-woman
1/20/2013 WASHINGTON Brightwood DC, 3 pit bulls shot, 1 by neighbor, 2 by police. Dogs were attacking an 11-year-old boy.
1/19/2013 Dorchester, Boston, MA, Police Shoot and kill a pit bull (alleged) that ran towards the officer.
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Boston-police-officer-shoots-kills-pit-bull-responding-to-call/-/11971628/18204606/-/aysn57/-/index.html
1/19/2013 St. Petersburg FL, Shot a female German shepherd that was running loose, officer stated the dog charged. The dog is accused of attacking a bystander.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/st-petersburg-police-shoot-injure-dog-after-attack/1271442
1/18/2013 Fort Lauderdale FL Dog killed after it grabbed the officers boot. Officers wound the other stray dog.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-01-18/news/fl-ftl-police-shoot-dog-20130118_1_dog-owners-large-dog-broward-animal-control-officers
1/17/2013 Melbourne FL, pit bull named Tyson was shot and killed by police after it attacked an office. No puncture wounds were found on Officer.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130117/NEWS01/130117021/Melbourne-police-shoot-attacking-pit-bull?nclick_check=1
1/16/2013 Middletown NY 2 Pit bulls killed, owner had a warrent out.
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130118/NEWS/130119706
1/15/2013 Erie PA,7-year- old rescue Ashley Gantz, Pit Bull, Ruby was shot and killed, dog at large.
http://yourerie.com/fulltext?nxd_id=279532
1/15/2013 Raleigh NC, Dusty shot 2x (survived) Chocolate Lab, cop on break dusty barked at him in his yard.
1/14/2013 Kingston NY, pit bull shot in neck after the dog bit the officer in the hand after the police tased her owner. (survived),
1/14/2013 ADAMS COUNTY, Colo, Ziggy eight-year-old blue heeler/border collie mix, shot 3 times, police in wrong yard opened door to house.
1/13/2013 St. Petersburg FL Neighbor shoots (2x) Bruno a 10 month old AM bull dog mix
01/13/2013 Buffalo NY shot 8 times and killed a pit bull, also bullet ricocheted and hit perp in hand http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130113/CITYANDREGION/130119620/1010
01/10/2013 CAPE CORAL FL, 7 years-old Sassy pit bull shot 4 times in the neck (blue nose) corrections officer/retired officer
1/09/2013 Spartanburg, S.C. shot Pit bull mix while attacking woman, this has prompted a loose dog round up
1/08/2013 Huston TX, Police shot homeowners dog (wounded and the dog ran off) breed unknown.
1/08/2013 Charlotte NY, 1 ½-year-old Codi small pit bull mix, killed by Rochester police officer Chris Burgstrom at least 2 times in the back of his neck and head.
1/07/2013 Lafayette LA, 15-year-old shepherd mix shot by two officers at wrong address, inside fenced yard.
1/06/2013 ASBURY PARK, N.J, 6-year-old German Shepherd mix Bundles shot several times later euthanized
1/06/2013 Las Vegas NV, 6-year-old Bubba pit bull mix, shot in the head officer wrongfully in his yard.
1/5/2013 HAMPSTEAD, NH, 6-year-old Brittany spaniel named Sadie, shot by a neighbor with a .223-caliber AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, police and Law up-held it as justified.
1/04/2013 Birmingham AL, Bella, a 60-pound, 4-year-old chocolate lab shot in her own home while wagging her tail at police.
1/02/2013 FOSTORIA OH, police shot a male pit bull at large that was barking
1/02/2013 Topeka KS, police shot and kill an 80-lb dog while looking for suspect.
1/01/2012 BALTIMORE MD, Kincaid 3-years-old pit bull mix, shot at 6 times 3 bullets hit him
12/31/2012 Maplewood, MO Emmy 5-year-old German shepherd-mix dog shot (2x) by police after she escaped her yard (survived)

[SeanTX]

Here's a nice one -- cop shoots and kills 5 caged dogs at animal "shelter" :

http://www.kmph-kfre.com/story/20757982/cop-shoots-kills-5-dog-at-animal-shelter


Cop Shoots & Kills 5 Caged Dogs At Animal Shelter
Posted: Jan 29, 2013 12:29 AM CST Updated: Jan 29, 2013 2:56 PM CST
By Erik Rosales - email

SELMA, Calif. (KMPH) -

Selma's top cop defends the action of one of his officers who shot and killed five caged dogs inside the city's animal shelter.

Last Friday, volunteers at the Selma Animal Shelter say they were horrified when they heard the news that a Selma police sergeant took out his department-issued gun and shot and killed five caged pit bulls.

Selma Police Chief Myron Dyck admits the shooting happened, but says that is not the whole story.

The officer called a local veterinarian to euthanize the dogs, Dyck said.

But says when the veterinarian couldn't come out to the shelter, his officer planned to take the dogs to vet's office.

However, Dyck says when they started to enter cage the dogs attacked.

"As soon as they went to open the gate the dogs rushed the gate," Dyck said "They felt if they opened it up they would be bitten at minimum and if opened all the way they would be knocked down and mauled."

On Monday night, volunteers at the shelter who were angry about the shooting had a meeting with Dyck.

SNIP


In 2012, only six dogs out of more than 300 dogs taken into the shelter were euthanized.

Shelter volunteers also say Dyck assured them that no dogs at the shelter would ever be shot by an officer again, unless it was a life or death situation.

[jkr]

BUT THEY WANT TO TAKE MY GUNS...

[kathy88]

This is so sick I can hardly read them anymore. I gotta go hug my Bubba J.