Indiscriminate shooting of dogs inthe US by police

[ged59]

I would like to enlist Doris' help for dogs in the US which are being indiscrimately shot by law enforcement officers there. There are stories on YouTube of dogs being killed on their own premises without any proof that officers were actually threatened, and other stories.
One case which is particularly shocking is that of an incident where Tennessee state troopers pulled over a car, ordered its occupants out at rifle point, and during all the shouting that was going on(all the shouting and confusion down to the officers, not the family),and whilst the people were sitting on the ground with raised hands, their little dog exited the car .The dog responded to the general hullaboo by running around barking-and wagging its tail! Running over to the trooper who was making the most noise, this man Eric Hall aimed his rifle at the dog's head and pulled the trigger. At no time was the dog threatening to Mr Hall, poor little devil didn't get the chance, it was over in a minute. Needless to say the family was innocent of any offence, so was the dog, but he/she lost his/her life for no reason, except the sheer nastiness of the trooper, one look at the video on YouTube proves the absolute callousness of this trooper.

[dkas2929]

ged59,
That officer should be fired, if he is that triger happy he's a danger to everyone
around him. If I was that family I would already be talking to a lawyer not just
about what he did to the dog but also about what effect that trama has on the
family.

[DorisIsTerrific]

Awwww poor dog that is so sad.

[Becky]

I can't stand animal cruelty. They have a SPCA program (they take in animals and rescue them etc) on tv and it is so sad what goes on. Animals with no fresh bedding, people with hundreds of animals in the house, not feeding them..etc. I can't watch that show without feeling angry and really sad. A lot of the people on there seem mentally unwell. One lady's house was so filthy and animal poo was everywhere. Some people get really furious when they come to take away their animals. Most of the time, they get saved, but sometimes, nothing can be done. It is heart wrenching.

One thing that really got to me, was something that happened about two years ago. A police dog was shot. I can't remember who by. I think the person the Police were after, killed the dog. They LEFT the dead dog in the middle of the road for HOURS. I'm not joking. I saw it on the news and they said how long and my jaw dropped. They didn't even cover it with a blanket. It just lay there...I was so upset when I saw it. Finally they did put the blanket on, hours later. I just thought that was so..sick. The dog's name was 'gage' or 'gauge' or something like that. . I have a lot of empathy for animals and HATE seeing cruelty. I don't like animal testing, I don't like animals being used for work like that...I just don't.