Reprimand Officers Who Killed Dog When Going to Wrong House

  • by: Sue Lee
  • recipient: LA County Sheriff’s Department

Please sign and share this petition everywhere in an effort to get these two officers severely reprimanded for killing a woman's pregnant dog in error. In the first place, the dog's yard clearly had a sign that stated "Beware of Dog" and secondly, the dog died in vain. The cops were at the wrong address! Finally, the phone call to the cops was a prank; yet an innocent dog not involved lost its life.

Recently the police were summoned in City of Industry, CA due to a domestic dispute and when they went to check on the disturbance, they actually went to the wrong address, entered a yard that had clearly stated "beware of dog" and shot and killed a pit bull dog that was apparently pregnant and ready to deliver within hours.

As it turns out, they should not have entered that yard. Of course a dog will defend its own property and the sign clearly stated that. However, this was the wrong residence to begin with when checking on a dispute between a man and a woman.

Officers stated that the dog went to attack them as they entered the yard of the dog and the owner Ms. Banner. This was clearly a tragedy that should not have happened. Some claim that the police summons was due to a prank call but either way, the dog was restrained in its own yard with a visible sign stating so and the disturbance was at another address. The dog did not need to die in such a manner, SHOT THREE TIMES!!!

Help us in our efforts to get this police officers severely reprimanded for shooting an innocent dog that was not even involved in the call or the address they were called to. Our hearts go out to the dog's owner. Additionally, we need to ask the Sheriff's Department to better train their officers on dealing with animals when on a call so that dogs do not have to be killed as part of their job!


LA County Sheriff’s Department - You need to severely reprimand your officers for shooting a woman's pregnant pit bull dog when being called to check a domestic disturbance. To begin with, they go to the wrong home, the dog was doing nothing wrong but protecting its property with a clear sign that stated "beware of dog" and the police were not entitled to enter that yard. Then they go and kill the animal after being in its yard at the wrong address! These officers must be punished. Additionally, you need to have all of your officers go through an extensive training program that instructs them on safe but humane ways to deal with dogs on their calls other than to kill them, shooting the poor animal three times! Work with the Humane Society and animal control to determine methods to calm and sedate an animal until one of them can be called in rather than SHOOT TO KILL! This dog did not have to die, killing her pups as well. Get your whole force on board and protect the animals as well as the citizens you serve!

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