I can't believe this...

[poofy]

bad judgement on his part, shouldnt be a police man..who will he kill next..

[lv4dogs]

That is a shame. They should of tried to catch the dog via a catchpole (I think thats the name, it's a lead on a pole) or a trap or something.

Worse case scenario should of been that the dog go through a quarantine process.

I'm not defending the police officer or anything and I don't even agree with it but here it is illegal if a dog chases deer. So illegal that is legal to shoot any dog who is caught chasing deer. I don't know if they have the same rule there or not.

[dab_20]

That's really sad. Howling and acting hurt doesn't mean the beagle has rabies!! I don't know whats up with that police officer. He should feel bad about it!! Maybe the dog was hurt.... it's just riduculous what he did.

I'm not defending the police officer or anything and I don't even agree with it but here it is illegal if a dog chases deer. So illegal that is legal to shoot any dog who is caught chasing deer. I don't know if they have the same rule there or not.

The dog was chasing a squirrel, not a deer. I don't think it is illegal there... Wisconsin is right next to me.

[IRescue452]

What's worse is he left the body lay there. He didn't take it in to be checked and he didn't bother looking at the collar. if he legitimately thought it had rabies he shouldn't have left the body lay.

[dab_20]

Exactly, doesn't sound like a responsible police officer to me...

[lv4dogs]

That's really sad. Howling and acting hurt doesn't mean the beagle has rabies!! I don't know whats up with that police officer. He should feel bad about it!! Maybe the dog was hurt.... it's just riduculous what he did.



The dog was chasing a squirrel, not a deer. I don't think it is illegal there... Wisconsin is right next to me.

Well it did say that the dog MAY have been chasing deer for the past 2 days. I thought it said that the dog was chasing deer for the past 2 days.

[dab_20]

ohh i dunno, i didn't see it, hmmm let me check...

[dab_20]

ohhh, lol, it did say that. sorry

[sabies]

Obviously I wasn't there but I doubt this dog really looked like it had rabies. Howling doesn't sound threatening to me and beagles aren't big or scary looking. The dog had a collar and tags so he knew it was owned. In every town I've lived you cannot get a tag without a current rabies shot though I realize he couldn't tell what the tag said.

I think IRescue452 has the best point, if the officer really suspected rabies the body should not have been left there for other animals to eat and spread the disease. This officer may be sorry but he deserves strong discipline. How many dogs need to be shot before officers are better trained?