Florida Man Charged for Shouting at Police Dog

Written by PETA

Posted 02-26-2008

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“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

commented:

Feb 28, 2008 11:13 AM

please take dog care of your dogs.watch them careuully.
commented:

Feb 28, 2008 10:48 AM

Yes Christopher but this police dog doesn't benefit humans to the detriment of other animals.
Adrienne commented:

Feb 28, 2008 9:04 AM

what an asshole he was evil
lynda downie commented:

Feb 28, 2008 1:55 AM

Good points Maya Michele Mike and Jess. Further a year or so ago a police dog was killed in the line of duty and the officers held a memorial for him. Many people mocked the whole thing but for the officer this was his partner. Police forces with their dogs across Canada and the US attended the ceremony with pride for their fallen comrade. I can see the officer in this case being outraged by the verbal assault on his partner. I have great respect for that.
Christopher Cochran MD commented:

Feb 27, 2008 6:25 PM

Mike You are absolutely correct when you place value on service animals. I am moved every time I see a seeing eye dog a drug dog and definitely every time I see a beautiful setter on point over a covey of birds. These dogs for as well as I can read dog emotion seem to be very happy and satisfied with their jobs. Oliver my bird dog absolutely loses his mind when I get up and put on hunting clothes or mention bird hunting. The point of all this is that PETA seems to be against animals in the service of humans. What do you think? I am not trying to be clever or catch you in a lie. I simply believe that the happiest dogs I have ever seen are the dogs that are doing something even if that something is in the service of man. I have stated before that to take away bird hunting from Oliver would definitely downg grade his quality of life and I believe him to be happier than the Labs that are confined to backyards in the city.
Maya, CVT commented:

Feb 27, 2008 5:27 PM

Kelly is exactly right. Had the K9 bitten this creep you know darn well he would have sued the city police dept as though it was their fault. I took a shortcut through a police station parking lot once and unknowingly walked past a patrol car with a K9 in it. The dog nearly broke through the window at me. Really dumb to mess with them intentionally. This is reminiscent of the now dead teen who teased the tiger at that zoo and got himself killed. Sorry but you play with fire you might get burned. In the interest of protecting society from these morons they need to be punished legally!!
erica commented:

Feb 27, 2008 4:20 PM

i agrre with tamara we should be dealing with more serious issues than a guy yelling at a dog even though it is pretty stupid i go and see dogs in less than 5 ft square cages in their own feces thats what we need to deal with
kelly commented:

Feb 27, 2008 3:04 PM

It wasn't the obscenity that was the issue. The guy was acting aggressively toward a police dog and trying to create a problem and get the dog to attack. I wonder how many people would feel if someone did this to their dog got bitten and then they and their dog get charged and sued?
YuenF commented:

Feb 27, 2008 2:37 PM

Hopefully the police dog just looked at this demented bawling nut and think he had really gone off his rocker.. a deranged 'nutball' if ever there was.. I doubt v. much he hurt the dog's feelings in any case.. the dog just thought he was a loony.. and nope.. didn't understand a single word he said..! 1
Jaclyn commented:

Feb 27, 2008 2:33 PM

Canaduck I think the only reason people joke and make fun of Peta is because by laughing and joking they don't have to focus on certain realities. Often admiting to these realities involve a lot of self reflection. This is why it's so important that we do not fully rely on organizations to spread the message. You need to spread the message I need to spread the message. Personally I've built enough credibility with the people around me that they know whatever issue I speak about is legitimate. Also I don't think that the reptile skin industry qualifies for a minor infraction either. An animal is an animal bottom line.

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