Florida Man Charged for Shouting at Police Dog

Written by PETA

Posted 02-26-2008

39 Comments

I love this:

“Police arrested a 28-year-old man Sunday on a cruelty to animals charge after he yelled an obscenity at a police dog in a patrol vehicle, according to an arrest affidavit. … Police say Rogers yelled an obscene statement in the window as he walked past a patrol vehicle that contained a patrol dog “causing (the dog’s) behavior to become overloaded, tormenting the dog,” the affidavit states.”

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Recent Comments

Teiya commented:

5-6-2011 8:25 AM

Now we know who the sesnilbe one is here. Great post!
lynda downie commented:

3-6-2008 12:14 AM

Christopher I bet he has!! It makes me smile just to see all those tattered tennis balls. Good dog!! I was just referring to service animals in general. I've no doubt Oliver is very well cared for and appreciated.
Christopher Cochran MD commented:

3-5-2008 10:32 AM

Lynda Oliver has worn out hundreds of tennis balls. I believe he is likely overcompensated for his "service." I realy don't consider it service though. Oliver is just my favorite hunting companion as our roles are different but equally important. I have never forced him to hunt. Sometimes I have to trick him into eating breakfast though because if he catches a hint that were headed to the field he will not eat.
lynda downie commented:

3-5-2008 2:13 AM

Christopher Though MayaTamara and others have very ably addressed your questions I just want to add that playing catch with Oliver could satisfy his retrieving instincts. I'm not sure what PeTAs position is on service animals but I would prefer that only the animals who enjoy serving in some capacity do so like you say Oliver does. And then they be fully compensated and respected for their service.
Christopher Cochran MD commented:

3-4-2008 10:22 AM

But Tamara from my perspective the birds do not die needlessly. They provide nutritious unprocessed unpreserved food for my children wife and me. No meat recalls at my house!
Antigone1000 commented:

3-4-2008 10:17 AM

Canaduck Why would people make fun of PETA for this? They didn't do anything they are just reporting a story.
Tamara commented:

3-3-2008 8:47 PM

Christopher... But don't you think there are more humane ways to fulfill your dog's hunting instinct? Than for you to put a bullet in a bird and for him to retrieve it? My position keeps the welfare of the dog. Your dog still has a job to do. But also the birds do not die needlessly just for your sport. Perhaps you missed my reply.
Christopher Cochran MD commented:

3-3-2008 4:23 PM

Maya You will be happy to know that Oliver is treated better than most people treat their children. If that is PETA's stance then I completely agree with it. Part of Oliver's hard work is out of instinct and his own joy but a great deal of it is to please me. I have found praise and love work wonders. He is absolutely insane when it comest to retrieving. He once retrieved ducks all morning when the temps were around 10 degrees. I had to make him get in the truck when the hunt was over. Some here will call that animal cruelty but I promise you he would have found it cruel if I hadn't let him out of the boat. When he would shake off after he got back in the boat a sheen of ice would cover us all. What a day!
Mike Quinoa commented:

3-3-2008 11:49 AM

Christopher Maybe Jack can enlighten us regarding PETA's stance on police and guide animals. I've looked on the site but couldn't find the policy.
Maya, CVT commented:

3-3-2008 11:28 AM

Hi Chris! Thank you for considering my comments your point is well taken. I have never seen a statement by PETA saying that they want to eliminate all service dogs. I do know of a statement they made about helping dogs for the blind deaf etc and here is what I gleaned from it The helping dog industry could get the animals from shelters but they insist on purebreds. That's one objection. Another is that an unfair amount is expected from the dogs that they are not allowed to be treated as family members are very strictly trained and are on call 24 hours a day. What PETA says makes it unfair is that the dog's hard work and strict training is not rewarded in any way and the dogs are often given to children who torment them who are allowed to neglect their basic needs and the dog is severely punished if they react to any unpleasant situation. I have seen this with my own eyes one girl in the vet tech program was training a purebred german shepherd to be a seeing eye dog he was under strict training from morning until the sun went down he stayed with her all day and was constantly being tested in mean ways in order to punish him if he reacted. The poor dog never got praise only tests and criticisms. He was very well behaved but when he was diagnosed with lyme disease the trainer's fault for not vaccinating him he was tossed aside like yesterday's trash. I don't think PETA wants to eliminate all service dogs like they said a human would have to get paid to be by someone's side 24 hours a day these dogs should be treated better. Just my POV.

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