“How about if it is on a leash/running wire in its own backyard, as in this case?”
I doubt an angelic puppy would have been shot.
From the article: “...one neighbor told Reed on Tuesday that Scarlett had tried in the past to bite his niece, causing him to call Animal Control”
Also, the cop was not there as part of the gestapo roundup. Again, from the article:
“McGlone’s daughter called police to say she hadn’t heard from her mother”.
Here is what it looks like:
- police was asked to come to the house to check for, among other things, any possible foul play
- police sees a rabid dog charging at it
- the dog has attempted to bite people and animal control had been called
How fascinating, how desperate you are to paint the dog in a bad light.