Chicken owner charged after shooting dog.

[Equus5O]

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Ain't that the truth!

As a police officer, I take great offense to that remark, even though I know it was made in ignorance.

 

[WalkingWolf]

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Ain't that the truth!

As a police officer, I take great offense to that remark, even though I know it was made in ignorance.

As a former police officer I took no offense to that statement because many times it is true. Police for the most part do not study local laws and cannot know every law on the books. But in this case the Police were the ones offensive by charging a clearly innocent man, and not taking it upon themselves to know their own laws. It will be highly interesting this case, as any person that has been a victim of a dog attack CAN sue the police dept for negligence using this case as an example of their failure to enforce leash and animal-at-large laws.

Nothing makes police look more bad than that small percentage of police officers who shirk they responsibility. And defending their malfeasance compounds and adds enforcement to the believe to some people that police officers are bad. These officers did police an injustice.

 

[G Wiz Ranch]

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As a police officer, I take great offense to that remark, even though I know it was made in ignorance.

As a former police officer I took no offense to that statement because many times it is true. Police for the most part do not study local laws and cannot know every law on the books. But in this case the Police were the ones offensive by charging a clearly innocent man, and not taking it upon themselves to know their own laws. It will be highly interesting this case, as any person that has been a victim of a dog attack CAN sue the police dept for negligence using this case as an example of their failure to enforce leash and animal-at-large laws.

Nothing makes police look more bad than that small percentage of police officers who shirk they responsibility. And defending their malfeasance compounds and adds enforcement to the believe to some people that police officers are bad. These officers did police an injustice.

You must know more about the story than what was published to make such statements -OR- you are simply ignorant of the facts and jump to conclusions. I guess the later. Seems you have bitter tone towrds your "former" LEO counterparts.

We CANNOT judge these officers based on the news article or our ASSumptions. I don't care about the dog owner, based on his flyer, I can judge him and he is a POS.

 

[IggiMom]

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me too, like they don't count as livestock OR pets. If it was something as valuable money wise like a cow it would be taken more seriously. Raising chickens - like raising ANY animal properly - is not cheap. And, like raising any other animal from birth until death or sale, emotions can be involved. I feel the chicken owner did the right thing, who knows if those dogs choose to "visit" his flock everytime they go for a nice leashless uncontrolled "walk". It will never go away, dog owners have been doing this kind of thing since time began, and unfortunatley this story is not going to infuse many with intelligence and responsibility overnight.....

Sad for all concerned, the dog did not have to die if the owners had been properly excercising control over their animals. Hey, they can still "get excercise" on a LEASH! They have noone to blame for the death of their dog but themselves IMO.

Well, here in West Virginia, chickens ARE livestock, and a dog who is threatening them in any way can be shot. I have the number of the ordinance written down. I love dogs. I would not like to shoot one. But I will if I have to, to protect my animals, chickens or whatever.

And I do have a gun and I know how to shoot.

Calamity Catherine

 

[mycountrycabin]

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When a dog goes into full-on prey drive mode, they're pretty much oblivious to all external stimuli. They lose themselves in the moment and become completely different animals. It's the same with survival mode when a dog is in a fight, which is how people wind up in physical therapy after trying to break up fights between their "never hurt a fly" furbabies.

We have six dogs and love them all dearly, but I've seen full-on prey drive and full-on survival drive...

Yelling doesn't work.

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If you're shooting a dog to kill, you're holding something more powerful than a pellet gun.

Period.

This was a one-in-a-million shot...a freak accident, I'd say.

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You're assuming he shot to kill; I'd say he shot to warn.. Not to mention..if you read the article...it's pretty obviously slanted toward the dog owner. I wouldn't doubt one bit that these dogs were digging and/or tearing at enclosure, trying their level best to get in.

That's what dogs do when they go into prey drive mode.

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It's a judgement call, and if the animal is on his property near his coops, it's his call to make... That's how it works. If the community knows he'll kill their animals if they come near his coop, it's the community's responsibility to keep their animals away from his coop.

yea just watch whos dog u shoot at ,ive benn shot at for shotin someones dog, not sayin i wouldnt do it again

 

[LizzyJo]

yea just watch whos dog u shoot at ,ive benn shot at for shotin someones dog, not sayin i wouldnt do it again

That's why people advocate SSS!​

 

[LizzyJo]

Well I figured out that LEO is Law Enforcement Officer, but what is POS?

 

[Brindlebtch]

dilloncovington get a grip, son. We don't want this thread locked!
I think everybody would really like to know how this situation turns out.

 

[Brindlebtch]

Piece Of Sh*t I'm pretty sure that is what POS means.

 

[LizzyJo]

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Oh. Thank you for clearing that up!