Before reddit went to shit there was a sub called “puppycide” dedicated to all the dogs the police were killing. It was staggering the amount of new content that sub got on a regular basis. It’s not just a meme. Cops shoot a lot of dogs. Like every day.
The DOJ estimates that around 25 to 30 dogs are killed by cops every day, with some numbers as high as 10,000 per year. The totals could, in fact, be higher, since most police agencies do not formally track officer-involved shootings involving animals.
Before reddit went to shit there was a sub called “puppycide” dedicated to all the dogs the police were killing. It was staggering the amount of new content that sub got on a regular basis. It’s not just a meme. Cops shoot a lot of dogs. Like every day.
Cops kill 3-4 people per day. Dogs are at least double that.
https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2018/jun/16/doj-police-shooting-family-dogs-has-become-epidemic/
Holy shit! I didn’t realize it was that many!
I wonder if police dogs feel anything or change their behavior if they see the police shoot other dogs in front of them?
Do cops change their behavior when another cop shoots someone in front of them?
Yeah but dogs are actually capable of empathy