Puppycide
A Missouri Police Officer Shot a Blind and Deaf Dog. Now He's Being Sued.
The town of Sturgeon initially defended the officer, saying he was afraid of being bitten by the 13-pound blind and deaf Shih Tzu.
Maryland Roommates File Lawsuit After Police Shot Their Dog During Alleged Illegal Home Search
Officers barged into their house without a warrant, shot their dog, and mocked them, a federal civil rights lawsuit says.
A Missouri Cop Shot a Family's Dog and Threw Its Body in a Ditch
A 9-year-old lab mix wandered away from home during a storm. When a neighbor called the police to help find the dog's family, cops shot the pup instead.
Detroit Police Shot a Woman's Dog and Allegedly Dumped It in Garbage Can
Tiffany Lindsay wants answers and an apology after her neighbors discovered her dead dog, shot the night before by Detroit police, in their garbage can.
Police Officer Kills Dog for Walking Toward Him With Tail Wagging
Bradley Brock says his dog Moose was walking toward a police officer wagging its tail when the officer gunned his pet down.
Colorado Police Officer Sued for 'Recklessly' Shooting Family Dog
The police department is the same one where an officer injured a 73-year-old woman with dementia last year.
Arkansas Cop Shoots Family Dog After Going to Wrong Address
A deputy from the same sheriff's office was charged with animal cruelty last year for casually shooting a small dog.
Detroit Police Department Settles Another Dog Shooting Lawsuit After Video Contradicts Cop's Account
A 2016 Reason investigation found Detroit police have a nasty habit of shooting dogs during drug raids.
Detroit Police Sued Yet Again for Shooting a Woman's Dogs During a Warrantless Search
The lawsuit claims two cops yanked a woman's door open, then shot her two dogs when they ran outside.
Body Camera Footage Shows Officer Killing Woman While Firing at Nonthreatening Dog
The Department of Justice calls puppycide an epidemic.
Police Officer Shoots at Dog During Welfare Check, Kills Woman Instead
From puppycide to homicide
Police Agree To Pay Woman $750,000 After Raiding Her House and Killing Her Dog Over an Unpaid Gas Bill
The case highlights the dangers of using SWAT teams for anything and everything.
Detroit Cop Shoots Family Dog in Front of 9-Year-Old
"She's not a vicious dog at all. … She's a sweetheart."
Detroit Will Pay Out $60,000 to Woman Whose Dogs Were Shot on a Marijuana Raid
The settlement is the latest in a string of costly settlements resulting from violent drug raids by Detroit police that left family pets dead.
Video: Arkansas Cop Casually Shoots a 9-pound Dog
"OK, I'm going to come to you, and if your dog gets aggressive, I'm going to shoot it."
Court: Police Can't Shoot Unlicensed Dogs With Impunity
"Just as the police cannot destroy every unlicensed car or gun on the spot, they cannot kill every unlicensed dog on the spot."
Cops Kill Lots of Dogs. This Simulator Trains Them Not To.
Reason takes an inside look at a simulator designed to train law enforcement not to kill family pets.
Detroit Police Shot 54 Dogs Last Year—Twice as Many as Chicago
More than a third of those shootings were by a narcotics unit at the center of several civil rights lawsuits.
Detroit to Pay $225,000 After Cops Shoot Three Dogs in Marijuana Raid
The settlement is the latest big payout in a string of lawsuits over dog shootings by Detroit police.
Virginia Can Do More to Improve Animal Welfare
The state legislature is considering a number of measures, but none that deal with police officers killing dogs.
Georgia Cop Forced Man to Decapitate His Own Dog—To Find Out If It Had Rabies
The sheriff says the cop shouldn't have done that. The incident is being investigated.
Louisiana Woman Says Cop Shot Family Dog, Complained About Cost of Bullet
The cop says he needed to shoot the dog after it charged at him three times. The woman says it was ankle height and weighed 12 pounds.
'We Own This Property…It's Ours Until We Are Done'
Cops raid the wrong house...again.
Federal Judge Rules Unlicensed Dogs Aren't Protected By Fourth Amendment
Nikita Smith sued the Detroit police after they shot her three dogs on a pot raid. A judge ruled the dogs were "contraband."
Facebook Video Shows Minneapolis Police Shooting Family Dogs in Backyard
"He was wagging his tail. My dog wasn't even moving, lunging toward him or anything."
Detroit Police Sued Again For Shooting Dogs During a Marijuana Raid
"If you keep asking for a warrant, we are gonna kill those dogs and call child protective services to pick up your kid."
Detroit Police Department Blames Drug War for Shooting So Many Dogs
Maybe end the drug war?
Detroit Argues Dogs Killed in Drug Raid Were 'Contraband' Because They Were Unlicensed
Sorry, Detroit says, no Fourth Amendment protections against police shooting your dog if it's not licensed.
Sixth Circuit Court: Police Can Shoot Dogs For Nothing More Than Barking
A federal appeals court rules police are pretty much always justified in shooting dogs during drug raids.
Why Are Detroit Cops Killing So Many Dogs?
A Reason investigation reveals widespread, unchecked violence against pets during drug raids-including two officers who have shot more than 100.
Detroit Police Continue War on Dogs
Summer brings two more cases of puppycides in drug war raids that don't even lead to charges.
Cop Uses 'High-Powered Rifle' to Shoot Child's Dog Through Fence
During a birthday party for a 5 year old while serving a 10-year-old warrant.
Lawsuit Says Detroit Cops Shot Confined Dog Through Bathroom Door
Owners say the officers, who were serving a drug warrant, also killed two other dogs who posed no threat.
NYPD Officer Shoots Dog Three Seconds After He Slipped Through a Cracked Door
Dog's owner was reportedly screaming, "He's friendly!" as the officer drew his gun.
Jury Acquits Woman Arrested for Protecting Her Dog From a Cop
Tiffanie Hupp was charged with obstructing an officer after standing between a state trooper and the dog he wanted to kill.
