What is it with cops shooting family pets all of the time these days?
Shooting the family dog is the first thing the po-po do, whether they are there because they were called there, or simply at the wrong address.
Luu said she told the officers that her dog, which was lying wounded in the backyard and vomiting blood, needed medical attention. An officer responded that the dog was okay.
Before the animal was treated, officers demanded to see license documents not only for the wounded dog, but for the family's other dogs, Nguyen's sister Anna Nguyen said.
The dog lay wounded for more than an hour before being taken for treatment by animal control officials, the video shows.
Buehler said animal control officials were promptly contacted after the incident.
Following the shooting, which was recorded on the video about 4:36 p.m., animal control officials are seen arriving at 5:12 p.m. The wounded dog is carried from the home by an animal control officer at 5:39 p.m.
Luu said police officials initially told her they would take care of the dog's medical expenses, but changed their mind once a veterinarian informed them the dog would require an operation costing at least $7,000 to save its life.
Luu said she was told by a Police Department supervisor that the surgery exceeded the value of the dog, and suggested she just get a new pet.
“Maybe he didn't have a dog and he doesn't understand,” she said. “It's not about the money. It's about the love.”
Unable to afford the surgery themselves, the family elected to have the dog put down, Luu said. “It's sad.”
The family was then notified that they owed more than $900 for the treatment the dog had already received, Chi Nguyen said.
But the clinic ultimately told the family no payment was required. The family said they did not know if the city paid the bill, or if the veterinarian simply chose to forgive it.
Family members said they would like to see more remorse on the part of police over the incident, as well as a new puppy to replace Kiki.
“Maybe they should be trained better,” Anna Nguyen said of officers. “They should apologize.”
Neighbor Suzette Parrish said she was also outraged over the dog's shooting.
“This is absolutely wrong. They shoot the persons’s dog. Then they say it's not their fault. Then they won't get the dog medical attention. Then they don't want to pay for the operation that (would) save the dog,” Parrish said. “There is no justified reason for shooting that dog.”
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_23511786/el-monte-family-outraged-over-police-shooting-pet
After shooting the family pet, and ignoring the beware of dog sign on the fence, while waiting for animal control to arrive to take the pet off, officers demanded to see the owner’s licenses for the family pets.
I’m sure that since the family has released video of the incident, now the police will be showing up to wonder where their license is for the video camera, or why no signs were posted warning officers that their actions would be recorded?
Oh, right, that’s how this goes; in the name of ‘investigating the incident’, officers will show up and ‘take into evidence’ the camera, the recorder, and anything else that might embarrass the department. Hopefully the family has sensibly already made copies of the video and distributed to unknown parties... And at the same time installed a second video system to capture the seizing of the first.
That video suggests to me that the shooting could have been justified.It doesn’t prove it because you can’t be sure what happened off camera.That stuff about the signs is BS,assuming that the cops had legitimate business at that home...which sounds as if was the case (missing person).If I was on a jury and that video was shown I would conclude that it was at least as likely as not that the shooting was legit,therefore...”not guilty”...”not responsible”.
Coward!
When police unleash a K9 on a “SUSPECT”. Do they think that the “SUSPECT” will be killed or seriously injured? NO! A dog trained to attack humans yet they will unleash this animal on an innocent until proved guilty person.
If an untrained “PET” approaches a cop, what? barking?, the cop “in fear for their life”? pulls out a lethal weapon and shoots. What kind of “pussy”, “coward”, “I can't wait to fire my gun”, A$$HOLE cop does this?
Maybe we should be like Brittan and take the guns away from police. They keep demonstrating they are not responsible enough to carry them.
Here they are protecting and serving.
No longer are cops expected to take risks.
phuck you el monte police, you are cowards
In before some “holster sniffer” comes to the defense of this poor overworked badge monkey.
Latest control tactic? Far too many stories like this lately.
Is there body armor available for dogs???
Someday, sooner or later, the cops are going to shoot some ones dog and there is going to be a massacre.
Shoot a dog win a donut.
Absolutely no reason for this.
Is this the incident where the cops claimed to have a warrant,but the warrant wasn’t actually signed until the next day?
That’s sad beyone belief! I tried to leave comments on the site but they were immediately removed by the “administrator”. What’s up with that?
Kick the door open, shoot the old man watching TV and shoot the dog. Kick the cat. Shoot the grandkid running for the back door.
Find out it’s the wrong house.
Say “your’e sorry”
Police work, 2013.