Police often shoot first and ask questions later. Among hundreds of recent victims: Labradors, Wheaten terriers, and a five-pound Chihuahua. the shooting of dogs by police has become troublingly common across the country. Citizens have noticed an increase in media accounts of police officers shooting the family pet with a notable lack of remorse or disciplinary consequences. Too many officers have gotten rather callous about it and it's past time training in animal behavior and how to safely engage with a families pet or even a stray be implemented. Police have recently killed pets while merely questioning neighbors about a crime in the area, cutting across private property while in pursuit of a suspect, and after responding to a false burglar alarm. It doesn't matter if your dog is loose or leashed, or if you've posted "Beware of Dog Warnings." If dangerous dogs are so common, one would expect to find frequent reports of vicious attacks on meter readers, postal workers, firemen, and delivery workers. But according to a spokesman from the United States Postal Service, serious dog attacks on mail carriers are vanishingly rare. Bites do happen, but postal workers are given training on how to distract dogs with toys, subdue them with voice commands, or, at worst, incapacitate them with Mace. Mail carriers are shown a two-hour video and given instruction on how to recognize and read a dog's body language, how to differentiate between aggressive charging and playful bounding, and how to tell a truly dangerous dog from a merely territorial one. Few police departments offer this kind of training, though groups like the ASPCA and the Humane Society say they'd be more than happy to provide it.
In closing we the people of Oklahoma would like to ask officials to mandate training that would help prevent the use of lethal gun force against our pets.
FREEZE DONT SHOOT is a nation wide campaign established to stop the killing of pets and strays by law enforcement and mandate training on animal behavior. FDS is NOT anti- police FDS is anti-KILLING. The KILLING must STOP
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October 8, 2014
We hit a meaningful milestone that proves this issue is hitting home for people across the country. Take this momentum and email your local police department to demand they adopt new de-escalation training for animal encounters. Post this link on your Facebook page today to keep the pressure on our officials.
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they need to learn how to read animal behavior. shooting a tiny chihuahua is just cowardly.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Stop shooting our pets.
the mailman manages to do his job without killing every dog he sees so i dont see why its so hard for the police to do the same
My dog is part of my family. Seeing these stories makes me sick to my stomach. Cops have other ways to handle a dog instead of just reaching for their sidearm.
had a friend lose his golden retriever this way even though the dog was just barking it wasn't aggressive at all. really sad stuff.
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Police often shoot first and ask questions later. Among hundreds of recent victims: Labradors, Wheaten terriers, and a five-pound Chihuahua. the shooting of dogs by police has become troublingly common across the country. Citizens have noticed an increase in media accounts of police officers shooting the family pet with a notable lack of remorse or disciplinary consequences. Too many officers have gotten rather callous about it and it's past time training in animal behavior and how to safely engage with a families pet or even a stray be implemented. Police have recently killed pets while merely questioning neighbors about a crime in the area, cutting across private property while in pursuit of a suspect, and after responding to a false burglar alarm. It doesn't matter if your dog is loose or leashed, or if you've posted "Beware of Dog Warnings." If dangerous dogs are so common, one would expect to find frequent reports of vicious attacks on meter readers, postal workers, firemen, and delivery workers. But according to a spokesman from the United States Postal Service, serious dog attacks on mail carriers are vanishingly rare. Bites do happen, but postal workers are given training on how to distract dogs with toys, subdue them with voice commands, or, at worst, incapacitate them with Mace. Mail carriers are shown a two-hour video and given instruction on how to recognize and read a dog's body language, how to differentiate between aggressive charging and playful bounding, and how to tell a truly dangerous dog from a merely territorial one. Few police departments offer this kind of training, though groups like the ASPCA and the Humane Society say they'd be more than happy to provide it.
In closing we the people of Oklahoma would like to ask officials to mandate training that would help prevent the use of lethal gun force against our pets.
FREEZE DONT SHOOT is a nation wide campaign established to stop the killing of pets and strays by law enforcement and mandate training on animal behavior. FDS is NOT anti- police FDS is anti-KILLING. The KILLING must STOP
https://www.facebook.com/FreezeDontShoot.JusticePagesUnited
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreezeDontShoot.OK/
Updates
October 8, 2014
We hit a meaningful milestone that proves this issue is hitting home for people across the country. Take this momentum and email your local police department to demand they adopt new de-escalation training for animal encounters. Post this link on your Facebook page today to keep the pressure on our officials.
7 Comments
police need better training on how to deal with pets maybe they need tranqulizer guns for them
they need to learn how to read animal behavior. shooting a tiny chihuahua is just cowardly.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Stop shooting our pets.
the mailman manages to do his job without killing every dog he sees so i dont see why its so hard for the police to do the same
My dog is part of my family. Seeing these stories makes me sick to my stomach. Cops have other ways to handle a dog instead of just reaching for their sidearm.
had a friend lose his golden retriever this way even though the dog was just barking it wasn't aggressive at all. really sad stuff.
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police need better training on how to deal with pets maybe they need tranqulizer guns for them