What would you do if someone killed your dog?

[KFC911]

Local news .... a "Rescue Squad" worker gets out of his truck and immediately shoots and kills a German Shepard who belongs there (also a service/support animal) and approached him. Cops do this too .... I had one "brag" to me about doing so once .

I'd be going to jail ....

[masraum]

Originally Posted by KC911

Local news .... a "Rescue Squad" worker gets out of his truck and immediately shoots and kills a German Shepard who belongs there (also a service/support animal) and approached him. Cops do this too .... I had one "brag" to me about doing so once .

I'd be going to jail ....

Baz lives near the beach. Plenty of sharks in FL. I'm picturing Baz in a boat off shore chumming...

[unclebilly]

It depends on who and why.

We delayed the inevitable with our dog’s euthanasia yesterday because she has perked up a bit. We know it’s temporary but she still has a few good days left in her.

[masraum]

"I emptied my mag because I was afraid for my life"

"But he was tied to a chair, and you appeared to start with the extremities and work your way up over a period of time!"

Well, yeah.

[asphaltgambler]

File charges of animal cruelty against that pos........

[matthewb0051]

Several years ago I was in court and overheard a case where guy had killed a dog. He lived in the same neighborhood as the DA. Another neighbor's dog had gotten loose and came to his yard and impregnated his dog (I would say ***** but it would get censored). So his solution was to walk down the street with a shotgun and kill the dog that screwed his dog.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

File charges of animal cruelty against that pos........

I suspect that in most places these days, killing a family pet is a criminal offence.

[asphaltgambler]

'Zactly........

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

It depends on who and why.

We delayed the inevitable with our dog’s euthanasia yesterday because she has perked up a bit. We know it’s temporary but she still has a few good days left in her.

UB I had a yellow Lab that was 14+ years ago .... I dug her grave in mid-January knowing the end was near and in case the ground was frozen later. Came home from work and she was fine .... went back out and an hour later she wasn't .... I made a call to my vet friend for a "house call" .... he came over. It was time....

Best to you ....

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

File charges of animal cruelty against that pos........

I think those charges were filed against the "rescue squad" guy ..... but against a cop .... good luck!

[pwd72s]

I'm also in the "depends" camp. Here, dogs killing or chasing livestock get the death penalty. Deep down, dogs are pack animals. To a sheep farmer, a pack of Fidos can be and is every bit as harmful as a pack of coyotes or wolves. In a case of dog vs. human? You'd need to take every case on an individual basis. Was the human being attacked? Was the human rightfully there when being attacked?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

I'm also in the "depends" camp. Here, dogs killing or chasing livestock get the death penalty. Deep down, dogs are pack animals. To a sheep farmer, a pack of Fidos can be and is every bit as harmful as a pack of coyotes or wolves. In a case of dog vs. human? You'd need to take every case on an individual basis. Was the human being attacked? Was the human rightfully there when being attacked?

Hey buddy! No one asked you to apply sense or logic to the question! Who the heck do you think you are?

[cockerpunk]

if its a cop, there is nothing you can do. they can do whatever they want to, because they "feel" threatened.

in any other profession, making a decision because of an emotion would be laughed at, and should be.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

I'm also in the "depends" camp. Here, dogs killing or chasing livestock get the death penalty. Deep down, dogs are pack animals. To a sheep farmer, a pack of Fidos can be and is every bit as harmful as a pack of coyotes or wolves. In a case of dog vs. human? You'd need to take every case on an individual basis. Was the human being attacked? Was the human rightfully there when being attacked?

In this case, and another one a few weeks back involving a cop, the dogs that were shot were not attacking ... just barking. Instead of "backing off", and out of the dog owner's yard, they shot and killed the owner's pet.... by choice imo.

Any dog worth anything is gonna be a dog and bark at a stranger who enters their yard .... my Lab would too. An "attack" is a different matter entirely .... but it is truly a case-by-case basis.

[Baz]

Shoot a human? Yeah....let the criminal justice system handle it.


My dog? An eye for an eye....and I don't mean his dog either!

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by KC911

Cops do this too .... I had one "brag" to me about doing so once .

I'd be going to jail ....

I strongly disagree with this generalization. You make it sound as if this is done on a regular basis as if it is a right of passage.


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[KFC911]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

I strongly disagree with this generalization. You make it sound as if this is done on a regular basis as if it is a right of passage.


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That was not my intent .... but it happens. I never implied anything, but mentioned LEOs, because there is no recourse for the dog's owner. Two incidences involving cops have been on the local news .... the other was my own tennant .... never made the news.

It is NOT a regular thing .... far from it.

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

I strongly disagree with this generalization. You make it sound as if this is done on a regular basis as if it is a right of passage.


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interesting choice of words.

you are of course familiar with cops who decided that killing people was a rite of passage and something to brag about: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officers-vallejo-california-bent-badges-mark-each-fatal-police-killing-n1235374

why would we expect cops to be more professional about dogs than, you know ... people?

[Norm K]

Marcus Luttrell chased the scumbags who shot his dog across three counties, imploring the cops, while on the line with a 911 operator, to catch them before he did or there would be a gunfight.

Three dog shooters vs. Marcus Luttrell. Kinda like Captain Redlegs Terrill and five men going after Josie Wales, or the local (to Hope, Washington) National Guard versus John Rambo.

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[Tobra]

Wrong question to ask.

If it is my dog, it is also my wife's dog. Someone was to shoot her dog, they would need to leave the country, and even then, they better maintain situational awareness at all times or they would just disappear and be reincarnated as alligator crap.