June 2010 - La Grange Police Shoot Restrained, Non-Aggressive Dog

LaGrange, Missouri - For little more than an hour, police harassed and chased down a loose Pit Bull. About 10 minutes of the "chase" is caught on police video. It shows a dog who is calm, not moving and only becomes agitated when police pursue her aggressively. At some point, the dog is on a catch pole. This means the dog is restrained and can now be safely placed in an animal control vehicle or the back of a police cruiser with appropriate protection.

Instead, the officer shoots the dog once. She goes down but is screaming and still conscious. He finally shoots her again and kills her. The dog was a beloved pet. She did not bite anyone.

Columbia SWAT Kill Barking Dog

A SWAT team was used to enter a home and confiscate a small amount of marijuana. In the process, a barking dog was killed and another dog wounded. There is video, and you can hear the dog bark, then scream in pain and agony as she is shot. No officer can be heard yelling at the dog - you hear a couple barks, then an immediate gun shot, followed by screaming, then more gunshots to kill the dog.

A child was present.

Kirksville police kill dog

Hey, at the very least, Kirksville police showed some laudable self-restraint in trying a whole host of alternatives before drawing a weapon....and this with a dog who had actually bit someone!

The dog was loose in a backyard. I'm not sure if the backyard was unsecure or what but, for whatever reason, the dog was wreaking havoc in the backyard. Officers attempted to catch pole the dog without success (not sure how that works, it's generally pretty successful with a confined animal). They then tried pepper spray twice. And then they shot and killed the dog.

Kansas City police shoot dog four times

There is a lot of information missing from this story, so I'll just share the bare bones:

Police shot a small dog four times in his own backyard, killing the dog.

I don't know why police were there or why they felt the need to shoot a 15-lb dog.

Police officer shoots dog who attacks him during drug raid

A Sikeston officer is recovering from wounds suffered when a boxer-pit bull mix bit him on the arm during a drug arrest. The officer was able to push the dog away, but the dog lunged at him again. So,  he shot and killed the dog.