Police Officer Shoots Dog

[Taz_Zoee]

http://www.ktvu.com/news/25234528/detail.html

Why does this keep happening? I thought they were trained officers. But apparently they do not know the difference between an agressive dog charging them and a dog running at them because they are excited to see them.
I have a feeling if an officer came into my backyard the same thing might happen. Because I'm sure Taggart would happily run up to them.
This just upsets me so much!

[caseysmom]

I was following that story last week, what idiots!

[moosmom]

I absolutely agree with the question, "Why didn't they use pepper spray instead?"

[*LabLoverKEB*]

RIP Gloria, you died a very unnecessary death that you didn't deserve. I, too hope that the police will seriously re-think how they handle 'aggressive' animals, or animals in general.

[happylabs]

This breaks my heart! I am nearly in tears for this poor family losing their dog unnecessarily. And, she was a Yellow Lab at that! I cannot imagine the horror that family had when they came home to find that note.

[Medusa]

So sad and unnecessary. To come home and find no dog and a note from the police dept. A totally needless death of a beautiful lab.

[Asiel]

This is happening too often lately, it's hard to understand policemen who would shoot without first trying to use something else like pepper spray . But what puzzles me is that the police work with dogs so why is it they don't recognize a friendly dog from an aggressive one??

[Taz_Zoee]

But what puzzles me is that the police work with dogs so why is it they don't recognize a friendly dog from an aggressive one??

EXACTLY!!! And they should have proper procedure in dealing with dogs. I mean, walk into a back yard and sure a dog might attack. They are protecting their property. They don't know the difference between a bad person and a police officer. Oh wait, in this case that is one in the same.