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jennse29
Posts:158
 | | 08/13/2007 3:00 PM |
 Alert | | I was reading the aritcle on AZCentral.com that an officer left the police dog in the car and he passed due to the heat....How awful!!!!! how can you forget your dog in the car..... | | | |
| | Pet Social Worker
Posts:0
| | 08/13/2007 3:50 PM |
Alert | YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
Can you post a link to that story please. | | | |
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| | MI_Mickey
Posts:699
| | 08/13/2007 3:51 PM |
Alert | | OMG | |
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| | Sinbad
Posts:3036
| | 08/13/2007 3:51 PM |
Alert | | Link the story... that's animal abuse!!!! | |
Just doing it one day at a time. Change is good and it should be looked upon as an improvment! not a problem.
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| | MI_Mickey
Posts:699
| | 08/13/2007 3:53 PM |
Alert | i found it..
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/0813cr-deaddog.html
also stated in the article: Two other Valley police departments also lost K-9 dogs earlier this year - one in a similar incident.
WTF???? | |
Senior Member
Posts: 204
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| | Tigg
Posts:549
| | 08/13/2007 4:13 PM |
Alert | | I don't see how anyone can forget their pet in the car, but especially a K-9 officer - they ALWAYS have the dog in the car. How could they possibly forget a dog that's there with them all day, every day, while they work! | | | |
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|  | rescuemom
Posts:354
| | 08/13/2007 4:47 PM |
Alert | | That's outrageous!! I can't even comment!! | | | |
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| | MI_Mickey
Posts:699
| | 08/13/2007 4:49 PM |
Alert | | I don't get it. Our dog is like our kid.. oh wait, people leave their kids in hot cars too.... | |
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| | rescuemom
Posts:354
| | 08/13/2007 4:57 PM |
Alert | | I just read the little article. That dog is an extension of his arm, how could he return home from a duty assignment and forget the dog??????? Are there any prequalifications to get into a canine unit? AND THIS ISN"T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT????? I'm beside myself as I'm sure others are. I think this behavior is far worse than the little ruckuss our city experienced a few weeks ago. | | | |
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| | megwhit
Posts:112
| | 08/13/2007 5:35 PM |
Alert | | I say we put him in a car and just forget about him like he did his dog. Let's see how he likes it. He needs to lose his job. | | | |
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| | bstoneaz
Posts:404
| | 08/13/2007 7:24 PM |
Alert | The one earlier this year the officer left the dog in the car and the A/C malfunctioned, in turn killing the dog.
My Dad worked K-9 for ten+ years, and they don't take the dogs out on every single call and they do go to just as many "regular" calls as street officers. When they left the dogs in the car the car was always running, and generally the vehicles had a safety sensor where if the temperature in the car got too hot or too cold the window would open, close, etc. Obviously this car did not have that.
So, the incident earlier in the year is an accident and should be forgiven, he was doing as he was trained, I'm sure. However, this incident should be prosecuted just the same as your or I would be. | |
Just the good ol' boys,
Never meanin' no harm,
Beats all you've ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born.
Straight'nin' the curve,
Flat'nin' the hills.
Someday the moutain might get 'em, but the law never will.
Makin' their way,
The only way they know how,
That's just a little bit more than the law will allow.
Just good ol' boys,
Wouldn't change if they could,
Fightin' the system like a true modern day Robin Hood. | |
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| | shanakerr
Posts:43
| | 08/13/2007 8:24 PM |
Alert | Officer Lovejoy is a wonderful man, a family man, and a man who loves animals. This dog was his partner , loyal friend and family guardian. This is a horrible and tragic accident, and one I pray those of you who rush to judge don’t ever have to endure yourselves. It was an accident. Let us not forget police officers are only human, no different then anyone else. If my neighbor rushes in to tend to his family and this tragedy should happen to his pet, he would not be jailed or penalized, why should it be any different for this officer? I am most certain that the grief he is feeling and the amount of guilt and pressure is more then any one else could possibly dish out, the additional comments and nasty remarks are most definitely not called for. This was an ACCIDENT that could happen to anyone in those circumstances.
This officer had just learned his son was in a serious auto accident.
Bandit was a wonderful dog, a pleasure, a loyal partner. Officer Lovejoy is a wonderful man, a role model, a kind and compassionate child and animal oriented person. Let’s learn from this that we are all only human, accidents happen, try and prevent them and try to get back to focusing on the people who KNOWINGLY and PURPOSEFULLY dump their dogs, beat their dogs, and leave them in the sun to die. Don’t we have enough on our plates in rescue already just dealing with that instead of jumping up and down all over some one else’s pain.
I respectfully ask that if you have anything nasty to say about this officer or the Chandler Police Department that you take it some where else. If you want to have a healthy debate about this that is one thing people on this forum may want to do, but there is no reason to be so nasty, let’s try and have a little bit of respect.
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Shana Kerr
Arizona Animal Assistance
www.azanimalassistance.com
Bulldog Rescue of Arizona
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| | JillyBean
Posts:375
| | 08/13/2007 8:38 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By shanakerr on 08/13/2007 8:24 PM
Let us not forget police officers are only human, no different then anyone else. </div>
No different??? They most certainly are different. The situation is difficult to be sure but a child in an accident is not a free license to torture an animal to death.
Some of the comments were uncalled for.. like the one saying we should lock him in a car...
But I respectfully ask that you stop asking people to censure themselves when a crime against an animal happens.. again.. by the same organization.
I am outraged and horrified. <img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/mad.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Mad' align='absmiddle'> | |
Tens of THOUSANDS of pure-bred dogs are killed in shelters in the Us EVERY YEAR!
Do your part
~Spay or Neuter your pets
~DON'T buy animals from irresponsible breeders..
~There is an adoption group for every breed of dog.. | |
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| | DesertDweller
Posts:2549
| | 08/13/2007 8:50 PM |
Alert | We heard about this on radio while driving home tonight. I know how close K-9 officers are to their handlers, so it was really surprising that this could happen. I am sure that the officer feels a lot of pain and guilt. I can't imagine anyone who works with animals feeling any other way.
I often wonder when I hear about a child drowning and the first speculation is whether the parents will face prosecution. Unless the parent was grossly negligent, what is served by prosecuting them? In my estimation, they have already been sentenced to a lifetime of grief, and I can imagine nothing worse than having to wake up and live with the realization that you lost a child and there may have been something you could have done differently to prevent it.
Sure, there's a difference in children and animals, but my guess is that the grief this officer will face for some time to come is pretty much the same. We, as a society, have become to anxious to pin something on someone every time there is a tragedy, even an accident.
Was this an accident and should accountability be pursued? I guess an investigation will determine that, and like bstone says, it should be investigated as it would had it happened to anyone else. One thing I do know is that there are some grieving people tonight. That is a really sad story.
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Stupid should hurt!
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| | shanakerr
Posts:43
| | 08/14/2007 8:40 AM |
Alert | Jillybean, torture an animal to death, license to abuse???? Aren’t you being a bit over dramatic? Come on. Wouldn’t those things imply he had some intent or reason to do this animal harm. It was an ACCIDENT. What part of that are you missing, or is it just fun to have something to rage about?
Why should a police officer be any different then anyone else in this situation, it is more of a crime if he has an accident like this then if you do or your neighbor does?? What rationale do you have for that? Would you lose your job or be subject to mass stoning if you accidentally left your dog in the car? NO, I don’t think so. You wouldn’t even lose your job or be stoned alive if you did that on purpose! I am sure had he done this on purpose, his job could probably be in serious danger. But that isn’t the case, it was an accident, no different then if you or anyone else had a similar tragedy.
And I guarantee you that the day you believe you are above such an accident is the day you stop paying attention and the day you will find yourself in a similar situation.
I never asked anyone to not discuss it, I asked people to take nasty comments some place else, as this is not the place, lots of people read this board and some of these posts were just uncalled for and cruel. It IS possible to disagree about something or discuss something without saying such vicious things.
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Shana Kerr
Arizona Animal Assistance
www.azanimalassistance.com
Bulldog Rescue of Arizona
www.bulldogrescueofarizona.com | |
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| | livinginthecopasux
Posts:944
| | 08/14/2007 9:46 AM |
Alert | it's just sad and i am seriously welling up with tears. i feel bad for them both. Isn't an officers k-9 also his family pet? I am sure this was an accident and i fell so bad.  | |
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| | rescuemom
Posts:354
| | 08/14/2007 10:38 AM |
Alert | | My initial outrage was due to the way the media briefly stated this incident. After hearing the story of what happened I'm sure there is plenty of grief and regret being felt. It is a very sad situation and not at all the way originally presented. | | | |
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| | Sinbad
Posts:3036
| | 08/14/2007 10:57 AM |
Alert | CLICK HERE for story
This is sad indeed... What the heck is happening with the PD!!! | |
Just doing it one day at a time. Change is good and it should be looked upon as an improvment! not a problem.
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| | J9Design
Posts:271
| | 08/14/2007 6:59 PM |
Alert | | As I understood the report, the officer had pulled an extra shift then found out his son was in a serious accident without knowing how badly injured he was. Most seem to be ignoring that part. Yes this is tragic, but let's not forget this man is a human being suffering the loss of the dog AND the crisis of his son. Shanakerr, your post was right on the money. I do not know the officer, but do know that when a routine is interrupted by extra work added to a traumatic event involving family, the stress level is unduly high. Think compassion for this man and let those handling the situation deal with things as necessary. | |
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| | magnetic
Posts:111
| | 08/14/2007 6:59 PM |
Alert | | Left the dog in the car for 12 hours. Not 12 minutes, 12 hours. That cop is an idiot and thats not saying how I really feel. I hope he gets fired and jail time. He's a worthless piece of c__p. I would leave him in a car for 12 hours. That dog cooked and died visciously. PETA where are you? | |
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