As he was taken away by police for booking, Rohrer said he begged the officers to let Sunshine come with him. He cited a North Carolina statute that affords people with disabilities the right to keep their service dogs with them, especially in cases where the individual’s health is at risk.
“They laughed at me,” he said. “I begged them to bring her to me or to give her to an officer to take with them but they wouldn’t listen, they didn’t care.”
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These are the sort of cops that would kill the unvaccinated if ordered to do so.
I’m surprised they just didn’t shoot the dog right then and there.
Yep.
An aside, Malinois are not cheap. Especially trained ones.
Yep. Wouldn't it have been normal procedure for Animal Control to take custody of the dog until his owner is processed? I feel sorry for the dude, but I get the feeling that substance abuse is part of his problem.