[Darnright]

"Imagine your family pet being shot in cold blood right before your eyes."

That video was absolutely sickening. The heartbreak in the owners' voices is haunting, and every dog owner can full understand the extent of that heartbreak.

One thing we can all do to protect our dogs, when taking them in a vehicle, is to restrain them in some way. The best way is a fiberglass or wire dog kennel, or crate.

These devices can actually shield the animal in a crash, and at the least will keep the dog from escaping if the driver is incapacitated in some way. It's not a bad idea to have your name and contact info, as well as your Veterinarian's contact info on the dog's crate.

Countless dogs are killed, not in the wreck, but after they escape from the car, then run into traffic.

[mg39]

Darnright, you are absolutely right. If someone must take their dog in a car, that dog should be secured in some kind of protective crate.

Of course, if someone needs to bring a big dog just a few lcoal miles to the vet, hauling out the crate might be more work than is necessary. However, given the all-too common occurrence of dogs jumping out into traffic and now, IDIOT MORONS WITH BADGES AND GUNS shooting every dog they see because they think it's a rabid pit bull, dogs should always be secured inside the car with a leash.

This cop deserves a good as* kicking; probably, the boys in blue will slap him on his wrists and release him into the public where, as usual, he'll me more of a menace than anything else.