I bet PETA is happy. Just think of the implications of this if animals (and I know this is a police dog who should be protection above other animals) who are killed are this protected. How many times have we seen people get much lessor sentences for killing people? I think this will be overturned. If not hunters may be in trouble someday.
Just based on what’s excerpted here it seems the sentence is for all the crimes, burglary, etc.,not just shooting the dog.
I doubt any animal cruelty laws carry penalties like that.