Court rules police can shoot a dog if it moves, barks when officers enter a home
A federal court ruled that police can shoot a dog if it moves or barks when an officer enters a home. The decision stems from an incident in Battle Creek, Michigan where, according to court documents, police shot and killed a dog while executing a search warrant on a home looking for drugs. Mark and Cheryl Brown filed a petition with the court to hold the officers and the city responsible for the deaths of their dogs in 2013.
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