Pet Husky Killed in Dog Park by off-duty Officer

I don't get it, why was the shepherd still on his leash??? And if the officer doesn't know the difference between playing and fighting, then why does he have a dog in the first place? For example look at the picture I shared here I took of my puppies last night. Looks like they are out for blood, but if you were here, you would know they are playing and not fighting. This is the second time I seen where a policeman has shot a dog for no good reason. I think officers should go into special training to learn the difference between playing and fighting when it comes to dogs..

I think that some people have a difficult time telling the difference between defensive behavior and aggressive behavior, but as a dog owner himself, this guy should have been able to tell the difference. Many years ago, one of my dogs broke his chain and got loose. We found him stuck to a pole in our neighbor's yard (the chain got caught on a tent pole), and the police were there trying to get him "captured". One of the police officers was very nice and polite, but the other one was clueless and obnoxious. The one officer asked me if my dog was vicious and if he had ever bitten anyone. Now, my dog was growling and barking at the officers when I was walking towards them, but he was backed as far away from them as he possibly could get, and as soon as he saw me he just started whimpering and whining at me like he was asking me to protect him. I said that he was not vicious and had never bitten anyone. The officer nastily asked why my dog was growling and barking at them, then, if he wasn't vicious. Really?! I asked the officer how he would feel if he was backed up as far as he could get and two guys were trying to put something around his neck to choke him while at the same time trying to wrap something else around his mouth and nose. Wouldn't he be growling and barking and trying to get away? The other officer apologized for the first officer's comments, and said that my dog was obviously not being aggressive but merely scared, especially since he calmed right down as soon as he saw me and didn't bark or growl again, even when the second officer got closer and checked his tags.

I think it is sad that it is the cops word against the animal's. If the dog acts the least bit aggressive and the cop thinks for any reason he is in danger he shoots. I think there should be some training and some investigating this situation and see if there isn't something that can be done to change this mounting number of casualties.

It doesn't matter HOW WRONG something is. If the government or big money does it, it will be right and lawfull until we have to bail them out or go to jail ourselves. the working man will always be wrong..The more you read the more you will find

This is a total outrage. I have not heard of this happening before. If it was my dog I would be suing the Police Department. I'm so sick of the police and what they get away with. They act like they are above the law and it makes me sick. They can do anything they want because the police department will take there word over anyone elses. They cover for each other and that is the way it is. It is so wrong and upsetting to me.

maybe the husky has bittin alot of people already.or maybe the cop was drunk or mad at something.

If you kill a living beeing, you are not wearth to be a human. None should kill animals jsut because of rules he even does not understand. If i kill an animal i do it to survive, not because of things other people said.