Texas bill would require officers to get dog training

Since 2009, Texas officers have shot more than 400 dogs, according to the animal advocacy group 4 Keeping Our Pets Safe.

Now, a bill has been unanimously passed by the Texas House, which would require all Texas officers to undergo a minimum four hours of dog encounter training, which will involve “knowing body language of a dog, types of aggression, and how to approach a dog,”

In some cases, pedestrians have been put at serious risk when officers shoot at dogs. Cell phone video captured last week shows an NYPD officer shooting at a dog during an arrest in a crowded Brooklyn neighborhood. He missed, but bystanders were outraged that he was shooting his gun in such a populated area.

“You almost shot me!,” screams an eyewitness in the video.

“Are you serious? There are kids out here,” another said.

https://fusion.net/story/124492/texas-bill-would-require-officers-to-get-dog-training-because-dogs-are-getting-shot/

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