My friends dog was shot and killed by the Birmingham police last night.

This makes me sick. Sounds like they weren't properly trained to deal with a dog and animal control either wasn't available or couldn't get there soon enough. Fucking idiots though! If the dog was so aggressive then why did it hobble back to the porch wounded? (probably looking for its master for help)

Dogs when they are really aggressive will fight wounded. They cornered the dog which will make any dog vicious or not aggressive. That action alone makes it their fault. They should have set up a perimeter and called the owners. When the owner couldn't be contacted they should have called animal control that knows what to do with the dog. PERIOD!
 
braxx said:
Let me play devils advocate here. How do the police know what yard a dog belongs in? Also the article said: "police said the dog was off his owner's property" so it wouldn't make sense to allow or let a dog into a yard that you aren't 100% sure it belongs in. My neighbors dog got out 1 week ago. I sure as hell would be pissed if a cop let that loose dog into my yard because he thought it belonged there. You never know who is in that back yard. There could be kids in the back yard and you want a cop to make the decision to put the dog in the yard? If the owner was not present to direct the cops to let the dog into the yard I don't think it is a cops job to guess which yard the dog belongs in.
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Dearborn Heights does! I've seen them solve a loose dog issue in my neighborhood like this before....

Detroit Gearbox said:
(I know I'm going to catch hell for saying this-I feel very bad for this dog and its owner)
There's something here for everyone to learn from. You don't leave your dog unattended. Ever.
I don't know how or why his dog got loose, and my statement ("disclaimer"for all you cop haters) is not supporting the action of the officers involved, nor is it meant to amuse anyone. Its more of one that says if you love your pets, you don't put them in harms way. (that goes for people that leave their dog alone with infants too). Someone had to "complain" to the police about the dog for them to go to his address. Most likely one of his neighbors or someone on the sidewalk that walked by his home and had the dog bark at them, and they did not feel comfortable. This is a subdivision, not the country. Dogs are "animals" and their behaviour is cognitive.
Secure your pet/s, and be in control of them at all times. That's your responsibility as a pet owner.
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Exactly....i left my dog in the yard once while i was out for a few hours. My neighbor called me and informed me the god was chillin on the front lawn watching the day go by. I freaked out and asked he put her back in the yard. I don't do that anymore!
 
I wouldn't lose any sleep if all of the officers involved were shot, hit by cars, lit on fire, etc. Animals should never be treated like this.
 
animal control

Even if this incident occurred between 8a-5p Mon-Fri. Birmingham PD would've still handled this complaint. Birmingham hasn't had a Animal Control Officer for 2-3yrs now. They eliminated the position. To the best of my knowledge, many of the surrounding communities to Birmingham eliminated these positions also. The Oakland County Sheriffs office is probably the only option for a animal control officer in these communities. Good luck getting them to respond quickly. Mark
 
The whole story is sickening. I love how they claim there is some rottweiler mix, inferring that it would have been more ok to shoot and kill a rottweiler??? Plus to any semi intelligent person you can tell its a lab/shepherd mix of some type.

Even the uptight old lady said he was not a nuisance and was a good dog. If anyone would be scared it should be her. But, apparently the gun wielding cops felt their lives were in danger. Fucking pathetic.

I feel really bad for your friend and I hope Buddy gets justice in the end.

BTW heres the news story in case anyone missed it.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28744462/detail.html
 
joestang said:
The whole story is sickening. I love how they claim there is some rottweiler mix, inferring that it would have been more ok to shoot and kill a rottweiler??? Plus to any semi intelligent person you can tell its a lab/shepherd mix of some type.

Even the uptight old lady said he was not a nuisance and was a good dog. If anyone would be scared it should be her. But, apparently the gun wielding cops felt their lives were in danger. Fucking pathetic.

I feel really bad for your friend and I hope Buddy gets justice in the end.

BTW heres the news story in case anyone missed it.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28744462/detail.html
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Heaven forbid they just back up a bit and think before they pull their guns and start shooting. Disgusts me.
 
My dog has jumped a fence twice and luckily i've gotten her back but I would have hard time not beating the shit out of the cop, even though it would mean jail time . it would be worht it
 
Yeah - trying to justify it saying "It's not a lab!!!" --- what bullshit!
 
There was a tv show about stray dogs in Detroit, wrats, pits, mastiffs... and looking back they never had to shoot the dogs to solve the issue. These officers have hell to pay now. the actions they had taken were absolutely cruel and unjust. Residents pay taxes to Birmingham to have a solid police force, including the services of animal control.

I hope to god that these officers are investigated to the core. The killed someones companion, not just a dog!
 
Like someone mentioned before, Birmingham most likely has no animal control anymore. Most communities have abandon the position during budget cuts.
Michigan (not so) Humane Society euthanizes over 70% of the animals they take in. All the effort taken to carefully bring animals in, feed and house them and then they kill them.
 
The police side of the story:

http://birmingham.patch.com/articles/police-say-dog-that-was-fatally-shot-saturday-was-aggressive

A Birmingham man is upset after his dog, Buddy, was killed Saturday night by Birmingham Police officers.
Conflicting accounts were going around early this week from police and neighbors about an incident that occurred around 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Bowers Street.
Buddy, the 5-year-old Labrador mix that was killed, belonged to Birmingham resident Terry Boyle, who said he's now working with an animal rights lawyer.
“It doesn’t make sense why you would shoot him,” said Joey Spino, a friend of Boyle’s who helped put together fliers and a Facebook page about Buddy’s death. “And this is Birmingham. It’s the land of surburban house pets.”
However, Birmingham Police Cmdr. Terry Kiernan said there was no wrongdoing on the part of the officers, saying the situation called for the officers to defend themselves against an aggressive animal.
According to police reports, two officers on patrol found Buddy on Bowers Street Saturday night. Buddy was a few houses down from his own house and immediately ran home when officers approached him, reports said. Police tried knocking on the door and calling Boyle's phone number but received no response.
Police said that meanwhile, two neighbors came over, telling the police “not to trust the dog.” One of them said this wasn’t the first time Buddy had jumped his fence, noting Buddy had once fought with her dog, the report said.
According to police reports, the officers then retrieved noose poles from their cars, which are used to corral and control dogs. They tried approaching Buddy but said he began growling and acting aggressive. Another neighbor tried to help lure Buddy into his yard with dog treats, but police said Buddy continued to act aggressively.
At that point, Kiernan said one of the officers noticed that the backyard gate — located at the side of the house — was locked and tried unlocking using the noose pole. As the gate began to open, the officer said Buddy chased him around the house and continued growling at him. The pole slipped at that point, the officer said, and the gate started to close.
As he stepped toward the gate, the officer said Buddy lunged at him. Pinned between the house and the fence, the officer shot twice at Buddy, fatally wounding him.
"The dog charged, and he was pinned," Kiernan said.
Buddy then limped to the front of the house, officers said. Knowing the dog was fatally wounded, officers called Gasow’s Veterinary Hospital, which euthanizes animals. Gasow’s told police no one was available at the time, leaving police to shoot the dog twice more in order to "put him out of his misery," Kiernan said.
Kiernan said incidents such as these are rare — the department has had to kill an aggressive dog only two or three times in the past 30 years, he said — but officers have the discretion to decide whether their safety is in jeopardy.
“There are levels of force you can use to protect yourself,” he said.
Shooting an animal is a difficult decision to make, Kiernan said, but in this case, the officer had nowhere to escape from Buddy's charge. In addition, a police supervisor was called in immediately after the incident occurred, who confirmed the officer was in the right.
“He feels bad having to shoot a dog because the guy is an animal lover,” Kiernan said.
These reports conflict with the story from another witness, Boyle said, referring to a neighbor who watched the incident from across the street. According to Boyle, the neighbor said Buddy wasn't acting aggressively toward the police and he didn't see Buddy running in the streets beforehand.
Boyle said his neighbor told him that officers cornered Buddy on the side of the house. Kiernan said this neighbor hasn't yet filed a report with the police and the case is still under investigation, though the officer in question will not be investigated.
Spino said Buddy wasn't a scary dog at all and that the effort on Facebook is to create awareness of a situation he and the owner still don't understand.
"Buddy did not deserve this," he said
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If that's true, there should be phone records to back this up. Why do the police always delay in releasing evidence that would honestly solve the problem outright.
 
stalked_R/T said:
The police side of the story:

http://birmingham.patch.com/articles/police-say-dog-that-was-fatally-shot-saturday-was-aggressive

If that's true, there should be phone records to back this up. Why do the police always delay in releasing evidence that would honestly solve the problem outright.
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Have your lawyer get statements from neighbors to. That news report above total says the opposite of what has been said so far.

1. Dog pinned the cop into a corner
2. Dog wasn't on the porch when they approached, but down a few houses
3. Neighbors said dog wasnt to be trusted.
4. Also said dog fights with other dogs.
 
Unfortunately, it rarely matters what the truth is. The police have spoken, the dog was aggressive, end of story for all practical purposes.
 
read some of the comments on path and seems alot of residents are pissed at the b-ham pd.

and after reading what the cops said, it sounds like they are trying to cover there ass.
 
what an awful tradegy. I worry about my dogs being "provoked" by neighbor brats on a regular basis. You know any dog protects its yard. I hope that cop rots in hell for what he did. You know he lied his a$$ off about the dog pinning him. Sueing doesnt bring the dog back but I hope it puts things into prospective if this ever happens to someone else in your town. I have chocolate labs too but Im pretty sure if provoked in their domain that would "react defensively". Its to be expected. I have seen my dogs hair stand up on their backs when they are approached by a stranger or another dog they dont know. stranger backs a dog into a corner on dogs property. doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure this out...good luck with this case and Im so sorry for your loss.
 
Detroit Gearbox said:
(I know I'm going to catch hell for saying this-I feel very bad for this dog and its owner)
There's something here for everyone to learn from. You don't leave your dog unattended. Ever.
I don't know how or why his dog got loose, and my statement ("disclaimer"for all you cop haters) is not supporting the action of the officers involved, nor is it meant to amuse anyone. Its more of one that says if you love your pets, you don't put them in harms way. (that goes for people that leave their dog alone with infants too). Someone had to "complain" to the police about the dog for them to go to his address. Most likely one of his neighbors or someone on the sidewalk that walked by his home and had the dog bark at them, and they did not feel comfortable. This is a subdivision, not the country. Dogs are "animals" and their behaviour is cognitive.
Secure your pet/s, and be in control of them at all times. That's your responsibility as a pet owner.
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I have to agree. Everyone knows I am an animal lover and it is very unfortunate this dog had to pay with it's life. It isn't the first and probably won't be the last. I know of a dog who was shot in its own yard with a closed gate because a cop was chasing someone through the yard that had hopped the fence.

My dog is absolutely never in my yard if I am not out there with him. Too may things that could happen aside from getting loose and shot. It's not worth the gamble to me.

edited to add.... I know many, many police officers and they aren't running around looking for dogs to kill. Most of the ones I know are dog/pet owners themselves.
 
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