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Police called to help neglected dog shoot it dead: report (www.rawstory.com)

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A tragic situation went from bad to worse in Evansville, Illinois, after police who responded to complaints about animal neglect ended up shooting the dog they were summoned to help, WISH reported.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

DOJ: Police Shooting Family Dogs has Become ‘Epidemic’

Cops in this country kill so many dogs each year that a specialist at the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) community-oriented program services office says it has become an “epidemic.” The DOJ estimates that around 25 to 30 dogs are killed by cops every day, with some numbers as high as 10,000 per year. The totals could, in fact, be higher, since most police agencies do not formally track officer-involved shootings involving animals.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It’s like cops live in another reality where the meme is “can you shoot the dog?”