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Daphna Nachminovitch, senior vice-president of cruelty investigations for the U.S-based animal rights organization, says the officer should face the same punishment as a regular person for such a violent act.
The OPP should suspend the officer, proceed with a criminal investigation and immediate audit of the current training procedures for officers, she said.
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Petition: Charge and Suspend the Collingwood Officer who brutally killed an innocent dog
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-susan-mayor-sandra-cooper-detachment-commander-inspector-john-trude-charge-and-suspend-the-collingwood-officer-who-brutally-killed-an-innocent-dog
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)Always have been, ever since I was a little kid. Anyone who does that to a dog should be charged and tried.
delrem
(9,688 posts)but aren't cops in the US accountable for *anything*?
Except for killing white people?
Judi Lynn
(160,217 posts)The policeman's name MUST be published. Nothing else will do.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)The dog suffered. And even if it was a 'coyote' as originally claimed, no coyote deserves to be tortured either.
Judi Lynn
(160,217 posts)any caring way at all.
The human race really shouldn't just go on like this.
Hope for change.
TipTok
(2,474 posts)I'm not entirely sure who I want to win...
shenmue
(38,501 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,217 posts)Collingwood police confirm it was dog, not coyote run over by OPP cruiser three times
Oct 21, 2015
Collingwood Connection
By John Edwards
Karen Sutherland knew the day was coming when she would have to say goodbye to her 21-year-old dog Merrick.
She could never have imagined, however, the dogs life would end after being intentionally hit three times by a police cruiser then shot and killed by a cop.
The death of Merrick, her constant companion since she adopted the German shepherd-cross from an animal shelter in Alberta 18 years ago, was caught on video and posted to Facebook. The incident has since made national headlines.
I feel sick about the whole thing, said Sutherland. I wish it wasnt my dog. Merrick went to work with Sutherland every day, most recently while she worked as a gardener.
Ive had her my whole adult life, said Sutherland. Shes been through five or six relationships with me. People used to say Oh my God, is she still alive? and I used to always joke that she was still alive to look after me. Merrick was completely deaf, but otherwise healthy.
More:
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/5970394-collingwood-police-confirm-it-was-dog-not-coyote-run-over-by-opp-cruiser-three-times/
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Oct 21, 2015
Vigil held for Collingwood dog slain by police officer
By John Edwards
A group of about 20 gathered for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to honour a dog that was killed by Collingwood OPP officers this week.
Neighbours and animal lovers gathered at the corner of Seventh and Walnut Streets, steps from the site where Merrick, a 21-year-old German Shepherd-cross, was hit by a police cruiser and shot on Monday. The group lit candles and placed flowers at the site and wrote messages to Merrick's owner, Karen Sutherland.
Michelle Hillman was gathering money to purchase and plant a tree in honour of Merrick in one of Collingwoods dog parks.
There has been a lot outpouring from the community so we wanted to channel that into something positive, she said.
While the event was peaceful, there was still a lot of anger over the circumstances surrounding the dogs death.
Sarah Abawi started a petition to have some action brought against the officer involved in the incident, while also calling on authorities to change the policy on how to deal with domestic and wild animals.
More:
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/5972014-vigil-held-for-collingwood-dog-slain-by-police-officer/
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)throw the book at this psycho scumbag
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Total bastard, and probably also a serious danger to humans as well.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)My heart goes out to the dogs owner, no one wants their loved pet to die like this.