[SAD] Is it okay if the family dogs get killed by the police?

It sucks, and I agree that ideally it never should have happened. However, drug raids frequently go horribly, horribly wrong, so they have to go in there and treat it like the ****'s about to hit the fan, up to and including assuming the dogs are uncontrolled and dangerous. You'd be surprised how much damage a corgi can actually inflict, by the way. They're tough little buggers and can cause some serious harm. The police had to go in there assuming they would be fired upon. They have to assume any dog big enough to potentially inflict damage WILL inflict damage. As previously stated they didn't know at the time it was misdemeanor possession or no raid would have been conducted. SWAT most certainly would never have been involved if they knew they were only going to find a little pot. I do have a problem with one thing, though. A dog in most jurisdictions is allowed to defend itself and its master when either is under serious duress and provoked. But when swat busts your door down and your dog is running around barking at them in a terrified manner it is then considered dangerous and is immediately shot. Yes, the safety of the officers should be a priority, but at the same time the determination that a dog is aggressive, vicious, and out of control because it is BARKING is ridiculous. Unfortunately, it happens all the time. Look at the story about the guy whose lab was shot by police because it barked at them from behind the fence. The skittish officer shot it.

I can't watch it because it is blocked by my college network but dogs should never be killed by the police.

I saw a movie once where the police shot a really cute little dog for no reason and that annoyed me enough!!

If the raid is totally unrelated to animals and the animal is not a danger it should be left alone.

its sad..

if you want more sad stuff.. read this:

http://therealowner.com/dogs/bsl-is-killing-family...

if you click the link below the pic of the dead dogs you can read more about this problem.. i am sickened that people in the states are allowing this to happen.

warning - SAD

sad but sometimes necessary