For additional information:
Dog owner sues Grant County, Moses Lake
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_5a39a794-1dcc-11e0-8ab9-001cc4c002e0.html
Man lashes out at police for killing dog
Those two reports are vastly different. If the first one is true, then the cop is indeed a coward, as well as a cruel bastard.