What?
By that logic my poodle, Staffordshire, and Tabby are fair game because I enjoy their company and/or might be cultivating radishes...or just "because".
"without regard for THEIR safety."
Although the cat can open drawers and the occasional door, none of them are able to charge an AR15 or jack the slide on a 1911 so their safety is apparently up to me. Shouting “Please! They won’t hurt you! Stop chasing them! They’re just scared.” just might be the best I could come up with on the spot!
Since the article does not discuss actual pot plants, radishes, or aggression by (penned up) dogs, I'm going with the "cops like to kill things" argument.
“By that logic my poodle, Staffordshire, and Tabby are fair game because I enjoy their company and/or might be cultivating radishes...or just “because”.”
No, because having company or cultivating radishes is not illegal and is not subject to police raids.
You may not like it, but growing pot is illegal, and if you do it, why keep your animals around, subject to a drug raid? Go it alone.
If you are growing radishes, I wouldn’t say you are deliberately making your pet (or child) live the “thug life” with all of its hazards.
Suppose you took your dog with you to rob banks. Should I feel sorry for you when your dog gets shot? I’ll feel sorry for the dog.