Hmmm....
Stray animal hit by car. NO TAGS. Who pays for treatment? Vet ERs are not charities, even a euthanasia is around $500.
...but their wounds are treatable...again how treatable if no one will pay for the vet?
...how many animals and are you willing to pay taxes to change this practice?
I find your attempt to justify transporting a suffering animal to a range for an officer’s sport, rather than a humane dispatch at the spot, reprehensible.
So why doesn’t animal control come out and do a lethal injection?
Or why don’t the police put the animal down right there? Our local cops shoot deer to put them out of their misery. If they’re worried about ricochets, issue them captive bolt guns.
What a waste of time and taxpayer money not to mention cruelty to the animal - load the animal, take it to the range, kill it, move it off the range for disposal, clean out car - shift’s almost over, and he still hasn’t had break yet...
” even a euthanasia is around $500.” Less than half that around here. What does it cost to have a paid officer “out of service” for that period of time? Not just dollars, but not serving and protecting during that time.
The municipality should pay the vet bill under predetermined contract. Also, are police officers also trained as vets?
Ditto that. But in CA, they will probably declare vet care a right and force vets to treat wounded animals and the gov’t will pay them a minimal fee via taxpayers.
$500? Your vet is a worthless vulture, preying on the hearts of those trying to give their pets the final kindness.