R I P , Ivy yet another victim of a coward cop

We were contacted by yet another distraught pet owner please read Sabrina's story..........

Killer Cops

Sabrina Olson
Aug 28th, 5:09pm

My pit bull puppy was shot and killed by a deputy who trespassed onto private, fenced in property. She was only 8 months old and 40lbs.. 2 shotgun shots and 1 handgun...

it's a horrible situation and I'm feeling soso defeated.. I am not sure what to do. Thank you for your condolences. I appreciate it frown emoticon

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Sabrina Olson

Ok, here's the story from what I know and what myself and my friend could gather (what we think happened before cops arrived). Friend was at work and had Ivy kenneled in the front part of the yard. Other puppies they had kept from their litter were kenneled in the back. Ivy wasn't kenneled with the others because she's so submissive and gets picked on. We believe their "trouble maker" puppies escaped their kennel like they have before and antagonized Ivy in hers. Ivy has never escaped her crate or even tried. She was so docile. But we think the others were jumping at her crate and she was probably pawing and jumping too and the latch came undone. The neighbors heard my friend's pig squealing (pig was in a pen in the front yard) and called the cops. The cops were told pit bulls were on the property. The cops show up and find the puppies attacking the pig (all on my friend's fully fenced in private property). 

Without my friend being notified of the situation and never giving consent, the cops hopped the fence, trespassing onto private property. They do indeed have signs warning of dogs as well as no trespassing signs. The 2 trouble maker puppies ran and hid, they're used to being in trouble. They've killed many chickens. Ivy, however, didn't run. I'm guessing she either stood her ground or was so scared, she didn't know what to do. Idk if she also went after the pig due to "pack mentality" or was just out running around. She was raised with my cats and never killed my friend's chickens. Hell, I had been working on her NOT running away scared from bigger animals. Deputy Jourdon claims he "had a standoff" with Ivy and chose to put 3 shots into her. 2 shotgun rounds and 1 handgun round. The other 2 puppies were left in the yard, unharmed. Animal Control was there and didn't bother to intervene. Neighbors told my friend they were told to "call everyday and complain about the dogs". I truly believe Ivy was a victim of breed discrimination. A grown man claiming to be threantened by a puppy is bullshit and who shoots a puppy? Then telling the neighbors to call and complain everyday... Ivy has never been aggressive. She was a calm, lazy, sweet natured puppy. I told my neighbors what happened and they cried. They're writing a statement for me about her temperament and training so I have proof she's never been out of control or shown aggression. I made it a point to train her very well to ensure she was a model doggy citizen, a positive representation of pit bulls. Ivy didn't deserve to die. The situation should've been handled much differently..

Sabrina Olson

Aug 29th, 2:31am

I have nothing against law enforcement. I would've totally understood if my puppy had gotten out of the yard and harmed someone else's animal. It would still break my heart, but I would understand. We don't know if Ivy had joined in with the other puppies in going after my friend's pig. I understand dogs do things like that, especially due to "pack mentality". She definitely could have participated. But, when I think of her temperament and personality, I know she's very docile and terrified of anything bigger than her. It's possible she was just out and a romping around when the other 2 were after the pig. The other 2 had blood on them so they definitely were culprits. When we looked at Ivy's body, she hadn't been cleaned up. The blood on her looked like it was all from the gun wounds. But, we will never know. It's a situation that could've been avoided if the deputies made the right choice and called my friend instead of ignoring the "beware of dog" and "no trespassing" signs and trespassing upon private property.

Sabrina Olson

Aug 29th, 2:32am

I spoke to the Sargent on duty tonight... He went over the Police Report with me. Apparently, they as well as the neighbor tried to contact my friend before the situation escalated but couldn't get a hold of them. They are saying their job was to protect the pig that couldn't defend itself so they had the right to go onto the property.

They scared away the 2 other puppies but Ivy apparently "charged" after them... I still don't see how they felt they had to unload 2 shotgun rounds and a handgun round into her. She was only 40lbs and still a baby... Pretty upset. I asked to speak to Deputy Jourdan at a more convenient time (was told he was out on the field). But they said he works nights and really can't... was told to mail him the letter I had wanted to read to him... but I also wanted his point of view... Feel a bit defeated and emotional cry emoticon

Sabrina Olson

Aug 29th, 2:32am

So, my friend isn't pressing charges. Basically, it's saying the deputies were in the right to jump the fence and do what they did. I understand they wanted to save the pig. I don't understand why they couldn't have Animal Control grab Ivy. Such brutal force shouldn't have been used on a puppy. There's not much I can do when she won't do anything to make it right. I just hope her dogs don't get hurt or killed in the future because of her decision...

Police are killing a family pet every 98 minutes of every day of every month of every year!

"Is a Pet Dog Really Killed by a Police Officer Every 98 Minutes?"

"A new documentary promises to shed light on the size and scope of America's under-covered "puppycide" epidemic."

"Cops shooting dogs when they arguably don't need to is called "puppycide" by opponents (naturally). Animal rights activists and civil libertarians say these shootings are widespread, a result of officers having little-to-no training on how to deal with dogs."

http://www.citylab.com/politics/2013/10/dog-really-killed-police-officer-every-98-minutes/7356/

It's time for the needless killing of innocent family pets to stop!!!!

Cops Caught On Camera Strangling Stray Dog To ‘Save On Paperwork’

April 13, 2015 10:26 am·

Police officers were recently caught on video strangling a stray dog, allegedly to “save the paperwork”.

The officers involved are said to have killed the stray in front of locals in San Nicolas de los Garza, of Mexico. Several onlookers were allegedly laughing throughout the incident.

Police were said to have seen the dog while they were patrolling the town, and decided to kill it since it “didn’t appear to have an owner.”

Before you imagine that this might be embellished or fabricated, due to the extreme nature of the allegations, watch the video below.

The cops can be seen discussing the best way to get rid of the stray dog. That’s when a local man named Jocelin Batista decided to record the incident.

He mixed in with a small group that stood by laughing at the brutal scene.

“They were saying they didn’t want to have to fill in the paperwork explaining why they had used a bullet.

“First of all they got the dog to come near them by throwing it food, and then they looped a rope around its neck.

“They were then able to use the rope to strangle the dog, and you could see its head turning red. 

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“I was a bit surprised the police officers would kill a dog like that and if been anybody else I might have said something, but what can I do?

“These are police officers who must know what the law is.”

The actual moment of the animal’s strangling death has been edited to avoid distress to viewers.

Once the dog was apparently dead, officers threw it into the back of the police vehicle.

Jocelin’s, commenting on the scene, says: “Here we see what the police does when a dog attacks another dog.

“Here we can see they grab him with a rope.

“What an effective method they use!”

Jocelin later adds: “Don’t kill him, he’s a living being!”

Finally, he concludes, “This is subhuman. This is what the police do. Is this a solution? They want to make this place better by mistreating animals?”

(Article by Reagan Ali)

http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/04/cops-caught-on-camera-stray-dog-to-save-on-paperwork/

I wanted to make it known and SHARED that on July 6th, 2015, a white-shirted, what appeared to be a SERGEANT, POLICE OFFICER, shot my beautiful and loving dog, Knuckles,5 times in the chest and neck, without pause, nor hesitation.

sad but typical assuming it is a vicious dog

Tiffany West

I wanted to make it known and SHARED that on July 6th, 2015, a white-shirted, what appeared to be a SERGEANT, POLICE OFFICER, shot my beautiful and loving dog, Knuckles,5 times in the chest and neck, without pause, nor hesitation. 

His vehicle appeared to be about 15-20ft away from where my baby gently strolled 5ft in front of me in the yard to a grassy patch. The officer got out of his cruiser and stood next to it, and without even a warning, popped off 5 shots in quick succession.

Why was he there, you ask? I had called THEM 911 for an intruder in a friend's home! This was also the second time the cops had to be called on this man IN A MONTH. From what the other officers told me previously, the man was a JUNKIE and GANGBANGER, and had forced his way into my friend's home and remained sitting on the steps between me, my friend, and her apartment as we attempted to enter the building to retrieve some of her belongings.

After the shots were fired, I screamed to the officer "Why did you do this?!!!!" His glib reply,"He looked like he could have charged me," shrugging. At that point I ripped off the clothes I was wearing and wrapped them around Knucks neck to try and stem the bleeding. I was covered from hair to feet in his blood.

The friend who, luckily, had come to make sure I was able to grab items from the old apartment for my friend safely, knowing the history, called emergency clinics as I screamed for help. By that point there was about 10 other blue suited officers on the scene standing around looking sheepish and embarrassed but not one of them stopped to help the girl and her underwear covered in blood laying on the ground, holding her best friend. After they finally removed the INTRUDER from the building. The Srgt.'s response to my cries for help was almost a laugh as he said, "Help? We don't do emergency vehicles for animals."

My friend then helped me wrap my baby in a blanket, and lift him into back of the car so I could lay with him and hold his wounds and comfort him while he drove us to the emergency clinic. When we arrived, my baby bear was so strong he was able to be stabilized and kept overnight WITH 2 BULLETS IN HIS NECK, ONE IN EACH ARM, AND ONE IN HIS SIDE!

The next day, the vet and I called every single surgeon in both states, and unfortunately after seeing Knuckies x-rays, realized they would have to amputate both arms from the shoulders up, and with him being past his prime pup years, and all the bullets still inside him, no surgeon even felt right even taking the 17K-20k it would cost to do it. 

They said there were little to no odds he'd survive and his life after probably wouldn't be the kind he deserved if he did.
So after everything that had happened, I walked into the back room, and even on his side, legs splinted together, bandaged and cathetered, Knuckies started wagging his tail as soon as he saw Mommie. I lay down inside the cage with my baby, my best friend, and my Love, and sang to him about how he was the greatest little bear mommie ever wanted.

As they gave him a morphine drip to calm and ease his IMMENSE PAIN, I held his head, stroked his ears, looked in his eyes. Then as he received his last shot, to send him up to play with all the other doggies and animals and people he loved so much, I looked in his eyes, repeated how much I loved him and felt him go in my arms...

My baby boy. I Love you Knuckles, you were the best friend I ever had, and mommie's little bear...

God spare anyone from this.

RIP to the best friend I ever had and the thing I loved more then life itself.

‪#‎RIPKNUCKS‬ ‪#‎ILOVEMYPITT‬

Dog Killed in South County SWAT Raid Was "Charging to Attack," Police Report Claims By Nicholas Phillips

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One of Angela Zorich's sons relaxing with Kiya the pit bull

Here's an update on the lawsuit filed last week by Angela Zorich, the South County woman who claims tactical police killed her dog when they raided her home in 2014 to investigate building code violations.

Daily RFT has obtained documents that appear to be the police's own incident reports. They tell the cops' side of the story, which boils down to this: The family was considered "a nuisance" by neighbors, and during the raid, Kiya, the four-year-old pit bull, was "charging to attack" as they shot her.

See also: St. Louis County SWAT Team Killed Family Dog Over Code Violation, Suit Says

Zorich insists in her suit that, on the contrary, Kiya didn't even have time to bark before being killed.

And interestingly, by the cops' own telling, the dog was 12 feet from the officers when they opened fire and killed her. They also acknowledge in the report that they'd entered the home without knocking, even though they were investigating code violations. Their justification: They believed the residents had "extensive violent history" and were known to be armed.

The police narrative goes like this:

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Kiya

On April 23, 2014, an anonymous tipster called in to complain that the folks living at a house on 3000 block of Caprock Court "frequently cause disturbances" and allow a dog to "run at large" and "stay out all night and day, barking non-stop." Plus, the tipster said, the house's gas had been shut off.

An officer checked the logs and saw that, in 2014 alone, police had already fielded several calls for service vis-a-vis the Zorich residence, including "disturbances" and "vicious animals." Per the report: "There is a hazard/alert on the property that was entered in 2012 indicating that two cars be dispatched as the residents do not like the police and can become violent."

At that time, according to the report, Angela Zorich had outstanding warrants for traffic and motor vehicle violations; a Joseph M. Zorich was wanted for several offenses including assault; and Zachariah D. Zorich was wanted for several offenses as well, including two counts of assault.

(Our search of Missouri's online court records did not reveal any actual charges or convictions of assault against either of those two men.)

On April 25, two problem property inspectors drove out to investigate the house, accompanied by three police officers. When they approached the front door, someone shut it, locked it and said, "fuck you!"

But the inspectors took notes on the exterior, which showed that Laclede Gas had indeed shut off service. And in the backyard, tied to a deck that looked like "a collapse hazard," was a "large aggressive dog."

They placed a "Problem Property" sticker on the front window. Here's a Google Maps photo from 2013, the year prior to all these incidents:

After placing the sticker, the police received e-mails from neighbors complaining about underage drinking on site, profanity, young people coming and going, and the noisy, unleashed pit bull, according to the report.

On April 28, police received a call from Angela Zorich, who was "yelling and cursing" (she admits to cursing in her lawsuit). She demanded to know what was going on. An officer told her that police needed to check the inside of the house. She said she wanted to talk to her husband and her attorney first. An officer said the investigation would continue anyway.

The next day, at around 12:30 pm, the tactical unit set up position outside the house. From the report:

They moved in:

The report's author names four other officers who "were inside the residence when shots were fired and they relayed to me that they also believed the dog was charging to attack."

Zorich and two of her sons were arrested.

Zorich was arrested for those traffic warrants -- failure to register a vehicle, for speeding and for violating electric signal.

One son was arrested on warrants for violation of financial responsibility, interfering with duties of a police office, peace disturbance, and assault. A second son was arrested for failing to appear in a previous traffic case.

And here's where things get really weird: At one point during the SWAT raid, according to the report, a neighbor exited his his house, began "giving 'Heil Hitler' type salutes" and "shouting racist remarks at a member of the Tactical Unit....he was pointing to a 'swastika' tattoo on his person." This guy "ran inside his residence when officers started to walk towards him."

The report contained no additional information on the man's connection to the case.

Not all neighbors acted this way toward the cops. Some neighbors, reportedly, felt grateful:

According to Stephen Deere at the Post-Dispatch, who followed the story Saturday, the house has been sitting empty for almost a year.

The case has also drawn the attention of Kristin Hoffmann, founder of 4KOPS, which stands for "Keeping Our Pets Safe." 4KOPS is a national, informal network of attorneys and advocates who aim to hold police accountable for killing domestic animals without cause.

While her grassroots network is national, Hoffman happens to be a resident of South St. Louis. She says city police fatally shot two of her dogs in 2012, an experience so disturbing it led her to advocacy.

Hoffman says that many people whose pets get killed by police grow upset because when they complain, they don't feel like they're being heard.

"Compassion goes such a long way," she says.

Perhaps, but wouldn't a compassionate word from an officer expose his/her police department to costly lawsuits like the one Angela Zorich filed?

"If we're not evolved enough as a society to have a common way to express compassion without it being an admission of guilt," Hoffman said, "we have a serious problem."

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2015/06/swat_dog_zorich_police_report.php

Chadwick Barrett--"I hate pitbulls they ALL should be shot"

My Question is the dog had already displayed aggrression and was secured so how did it get a hold of the K9 controllers arm in the first place??..

Why didn't he use a catch pole on an animal that had already demonstrated it willingness to bite?

I am troubled for 2 reasons, A so it was safer to both draw guns and shoot a dog 5 or so times when the dog was in close proximatey to and had hold of the K9 controllers arm as opposed to running over and grabbing the dog?

"I hate pit bulls and think they should ALL be shot."

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