Beloved Dog Shot by Police, Says Family (Petition)
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A police officer allegedly shot a family's dog named Bruno, and left him to suffer on a doorstep for hours before he was found.
According to Owasso, Oklahoma resident Angie Laymon, a deputy entered her yard while searching for a suspect and shot the barking dog without provocation.
The deputy then left the dog, a German Shepherd, on the porch where he was found 3 hours later by Laymon's children.
Surveillance footage from Laymon's yard shows that the officer took a mere 4 seconds to shoot the dog after entering the yard.
The officer made no attempt to subdue the dog, (which only barked and never moved to attack him), with non-lethal methods such as pepper spray or a taser.
After shooting the dog, the officer made no effort to contact animal protection services, but simply left a note on the door.
Bruno suffered heavy bleeding and shattered bones in his shoulder, but will survive.
He will require extensive surgery and may have to have his leg amputated or his shoulder replaced.
It is likely that he will never recover his full movement capabilities.
The deputy's hasty and poorly-thought-out decision not only caused unnecessary harm to the dog, but has caused severe trauma to the children who found him.
The fact that the officer left the dog to die without calling for help demonstrates a disturbing lack of empathy.
Please sign the petition below to demand that the officer responsible is investigated and fired if found guilty of wrongdoing.
http://animalpetitions.org/129134/fire-deputy-who-allegedly-shot-family-dog/