St. Petersburg Police Shoot and Kill Dog in Home

Date: July 29, 2011
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
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Police were called to a home over a domestic dispute. The officers were invited into the home. A dog was located in a back bedroom and the owner of the dog asked her daughter not to let the dog out. The dog, a mixed breed, slipped out and charged at officers. THe dog was shot and killed.

September 2010: Police Kill Two Leashed Dogs

An old blind dog was loose and approached two leashed dogs. The blind dog began a fight which ended up involving all three dogs. Remember, the two dogs were leashed. An officer shot and killed the two leashed - LEASHED - dogs. The dead dogs are described as a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and a Rottweiler.

St. Petersburg police kill biting dog

Another chained dog, another biting dog.
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FL: Deputy shoots and kills man's pet

ST. PETERSBURG — A week after a 9-year-old mutt named Smoke was felled by a deputy's bullets, the animal's death has provoked public outrage and led to investigations by police and animal advocates.

It began last Tuesday night when deputies went to Hutts' Suncove Apartments mobile home at 28th Street N, looking for the source of a burglary call.

Hutts came to the door with Smoke, who began barking. Deputy Robert McGuire told Hutts to secure the dog inside while he questioned her outside. But the dog got back outside.

McGuire said he feared Smoke was going to bite or attack him, so he drew his gun from his holster and shot the dog twice.

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