In Wyandanch, N.Y. two dogs escaped their yard and were shot and killed by the police.

The two Staffordshire bull terriers had gotten loose before but with a very different outcome. On the other occasions they returned, this time they did not.

The owner, Keith Outlaw, realizes he is responsible for the dogs getting out, but according to him both were very friendly and had never harmed anyone. The police say they were driving through the neighborhood when they saw the dogs chasing a group of children, all  got away and were unharmed.  The dogs were eventually cornered into a fenced yard.

Newsday.com has the details on what happened next.

They closed the gate, trapping the dogs inside, and called animal control officers. But as they waited for animal control, the homeowner – an elderly deaf man – stepped out of his house.

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In West Toledo, Ohio a SWAT team showed up at the home of Sean Gillespie. They were there to arrest a friend who was renting a room in his house.

When the police were entering Gillespie’s property his dog Jozie, a pit bull, ran out into the yard. The police shot the pit bull, firing five times. According to neighbors who watched the incident the pit bull was not on the attack, she was wagging her tail.

“It’s one thing that they may have to protect themselves but from what we’ve heard from the neighbors and stuff she was sitting there wagging her tail,” Gillespie said.

When Gillespie questioned police as to why Jozie was shot, he was told to get back on the sidewalk or risk arrest. According to the owners the police were even laughing after the shooting.  “The one officer came in and said, ‘Yup, that’s the only good pit bull,  a dead one,’” Gillespie said.

Police Chief Mike Navarre has stated the shooting will be investigated by the officers’ supervisors.

We do not have comment from the police as to their side of the story,  but if this is true the officers involved need to be charged and brought to justice.

* The beauty above is Dogster member Pita. According to her owner she is part of the NPC, aka Naughty Puppy Club.

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