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Speak Up! - View Question #662 |
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Question: A dog you own turns on you and bites you. You kill the dog; is that cruelty to animals?
Answer: That depends on how you kill the dog. If you are acting in self defense while the dog is attacking you, then it is not cruelty to animals. However, the facts regarding how the dog was killed will need to be examined. Was the dog shot with a gun? Was the dog beaten to death? Those facts will determine whether or not your act went "over the line" of self defense and turned into cruelty. It will also be important to determine what injuries the dog caused you when it bit you.
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On 03/25/06
Randy from Othr said:
I have a dog and it just started to get mean i never hit him or abouse him in any way i had him for about 4 years and he is very smart what happen is another story but i had too kill him myself as i could not afford it but it really hurt me to do that to him i always wonder what could have made him that way i guess i never know i always took him in the car with me i took him for a walk only times i put him on the chain is when i went somwhere that i could not take him. I think why dogs turn on people either there mean too them or if there not mean it might have been something in the dog food
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On 01/25/06
brittany from MS said:
i killed my lab cause it turned on me so its not illegal or cruel
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On 01/23/06
samantha from OK said:
well it wasn't crulty because it probably was out of self defense.my aunt's house recently got broke into by a pit bull and it tore up eveything luckly she has dogs but if she didn't he would have killed her but the dogs bit off half of his tounge and she beat the dog with a metal chair but he just wouldn't stop.and he had to be put asleep and im glad but it was really said to hear that because ilove animals and it's not his fault because any dog or any animal can turn on you in a second if your not careful.
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On 01/15/06
Eve from PA said:
I most definitly think that killing animals (unless put to sleep for medical reason) is crule. Some people spank their dog if they do some thing wrong. Does the dog kill us?! If you are defending yourself and accidently kill the dog I can understand that. When I hear about animal abuse I get extreamly upset. I'm not accusing you of killing a dog or anything. Maby it's becaues I really like dogs. My mom says that I treat my dog better than I treat humans. Bye!
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On 09/07/05
Heather from WV said:
you killed your dog for biting you? Apparently you did something to make the dog mad,it doesnt take much to figure that out.Plus,how could you kill your pet?Thats sad,i would never kill my pet unless it needed to be put to sleep for medical reasons.yea,you do eat animals every day,but is that animal a pet that once sat beside you?...think about it
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