Family Horrified After Florida Cop Shoots Puppy Six Times While Responding To 'Barking Complaint' In Surveillance Video

Miami-Dade police fatally shot an 8 month old puppy. \n\nPolice kill 25 to 30 dogs each day.https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/video-police-officer-kills-dog-in-miami-dade-after-barking-complaint/2662142/\u00a0\u2026

— Emil Io (@Emil Io) 1642316174

https://www.ibtimes.sg/florida-police-officer-fatally-shoots-8-month-old-puppy-over-barking-complaint-video-62272\u00a0\u2026\n\nToday, in "Protect & Serve" news...

— Deth Veggie (@Deth Veggie) 1642470645

Yes\u2026aggressive. A dog that comes running up, wagging its tail, then starts to sniff you. Is aggressive. Then the puppy went to do the same with the other cop. It was curious, not aggressive. You\u2019d know if it was aggressive, but that, that was not aggressive.

— Thomas Gard (@Thomas Gard) 1642365131

He kept insisting that the poor dog be leashed. It's pretty obvious by the tail wagging that that the dog was just friendly and curious. What's just as painful as the shooting of the dog is the despair and grief of the dog's owner when she discovers that her dog is dead.

— Larry Brown (@Larry Brown) 1642383469

What is wrong with these police officers? Were they not given proper training? This is outrageous! They seem to want to shoot first and ask questions later

— Ducks Can Resist Too \ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udc99\ud83e\udd86 (@Ducks Can Resist Too \ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udc99\ud83e\udd86) 1642363927

When you think you\u2019re a hammer everything looks like a nail. These guys need to go back in time and work out their issues with being cut from the HS football team

— Jason Marino (@Jason Marino) 1642361281

Stop giving people badges that are afraid of their own shadow. There was never a hint of danger. And the need to fire off 7-8 shots. Christ.

— Scott Thomas (@Scott Thomas) 1642361702

The puppy was reaching for a gun?

— Lynn (she/her) (@Lynn (she/her)) 1642361179

I think it's time we disarmed the police. They are clearly not responsible with their firearms.

— El Presidente Demands Satisfaction! (@El Presidente Demands Satisfaction!) 1642364657

In this instance, the officer told the family at least 5 times to get their dog. From this angle I did not see the family attempt to do so nor could I hear them call for their dog. I\u2019m a dog owner and an advocate for police reform. Owners are responsible for their dogs.

— julius ceez (@julius ceez) 1642362350

Well, when you let loose your dogs on police these things can happen. I\u2019m on the fence but leaning on the side of the police on this one and I have five dogs.

— Jassodra from Trinidad (@Jassodra from Trinidad) 1642361622

If you don\u2019t understand Spanish the cop keeps asking over & over for them to secure the dog. I\u2019m not saying the shooting is justified but there are people with severe dog phobia\u2019s like a friend of mine who was bitten as a child.

— \u26e9 Juan P \u26e9 (@\u26e9 Juan P \u26e9) 1642362093

Obviously we can't see the dog's demeanor, but you can't let your dogs lose on police.

— B\u044f\u0454\u03b1zz\u0443\u2202 (@B\u044f\u0454\u03b1zz\u0443\u2202) 1642361297

I get any dog can bite.\nBut after the cop "survived" being sniffed, the cop pursued the dog instead of standing where the dog left him.\n\nThe cop knew shooting the dog on the owners property wouldn't get a pass an off-property shooting would.\n\nStill, owners must control their pets

— Kokopelli (@Kokopelli) 1642369115