In recent months, we have seen an astonishing surge in reports describing cases of U.S police officers misusing their weapons and using unnecessary force against innocent family pets. Shockingly, the majority of these cases are not met with justice and the officers themselves are rarely held accountable for their actions. As a result, many families across the country have been torn apart by the grief and heartache caused by their loved ones’ untimely deaths. Until now, little has been done to prevent police officers from using unnecessary force on canines.
In Texas, on 20 April 2015, House Bill 593, which will make it mandatory for police officers to receive four hours of canine encounter training, was approved by the House. The training will consist of how to read a dog’s body language, types of canine aggression, and how to approach an animal. Last year a Fort Worth police officer shot and killed a border collie, afterwards the state approved preliminary legislation in the State House. The next phase for the law is the approval of the Texas Senate.
Dog owners everywhere are supporting the bill. Kat Lowry had this to say:
“I know how my dogs behave, other people can be intimidated if they aren’t familiar with my dog specifically or dogs in general and I’d hate for something to happen to my dog because somebody didn’t know, I think it would benefit the officers as well as the public that they serve because our dogs are part of our family, they’re important to us.”
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2 comments:
Its part of academy training in Maryland
Wussyfication of america....dogs are now family. Dogs are livestock and working animals. They have been for centuries. Every cold spell there is a public out cry to bring dogs inside. Sled dogs in Alaska live outside all year and are fine. This BS started when Paris Hilton carried a rat dog around in a handbag. This past winter I seen a guy throw a stick for black lab into a river with slushy ice on it. Some dipstick lady called the cops on him for animal cruelty. That dog was born and bred to go into icy water after dead birds and was fine. Idiots!
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