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.
Good, I’m glad because your first post sounded like you were advocating treatment by a vet. And I was quite curious how far you would hold that stance if you had to pay taxes to cover vet treatments for stray animals.
I do agree dispatch on the spot is appropriate and shooting them for sport is not.
What part of the article makes you believe they’re doing this for fun?
1. I didn’t see anywhere in the article where the officers used the dogs for target practice or ‘sport’.
2. Cops can’t be popping off their guns in public areas. You don’t fire a gun around people. The dog must be moved.
3. If they were putting the dogs down on the spot, people would be screaming that their kids saw. (There was actually a story posted here about an officer shooting feral cats last month.)
4. Cost is a huge factor. HOWEVER, I don’t understand why the animal can’t be transported to the pound and put down humanely if the public doesn’t want to pay for a stray animal’s treatment.