As I posted last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict of over $200,000 for the police shooting of a Chocolate Lab (the dog survived): on.fb.me/1xXKuI1 According to the evidence, “Chocolate Lab Brandi bounded toward a sheriff’s deputy. The deputy pulled a gun, Brandi stopped and appeared friendly. Then, the deputy shot her.” You can read the court decision here: bit.ly/1trfQ98 The Sheriff who was originally defiant and defended his deputy’s action as proper subsequently indicated that his deputies would be trained on dog encounters to prevent these kinds of avoidable tragedies. Animal Farm Foundation has been working for years with the U.S. Department of Justice to provide this kind of training for police departments across the country. You can see the videos here: bit.ly/1zLvkX4 and read the report here: bit.ly/1H7BCBg Such training is not only welcome, it works. Kansas City, MO police implemented a program where dog behaviorists are embedded with street crimes enforcement units and reported an “80 percent reduction in dog shootings during warrant service operations”: bit.ly/1zoHfVv And here in Oakland where I live, police underwent training on responding to calls about animals after a police officer shot and killed a young deer and another killed an 11 year old arthritic dog a few years ago for no good reason (the first officer was demoted; the second was reassigned): bit.ly/1wutlis and bit.ly/1zpMrZn Although this is purely anecdotal, when dealing with a deer hit by a car near our house, Oakland PD officers were kind, caring, and willing to do whatever it took to help.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:14:01 +0000
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