The cop probably mistook it for a dog.
I thought the dog/police people would love this as more evidence of police/animal brutality.
Still don’t know the whole situation (too busy today), but actually sounds like maybe they shouldn’t have shot the animal. At least, not at that point.
Wondering why they couldn’t call animal control (granted, don’t know how many of those they have in the city) and get dart guns. My husband read an article that claimed they couldn’t use the current tranqs because they were “not effective enough”, or some such rot as being “cruel” to the animal.
PETA mindset implemented ridiculous concerns like that tranq issue, and guess who is complaining about this story? PETA. They reap what they sow, but they would never see it.