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Animal Legal Defense Fund
(ALDF)
September 2016
Every 98 minutes a pet dog is shot and killed. Yet, no officer has ever been killed in the line of duty by a dog....We want police officers to be safe and able to do their jobs effectively, and there are a number of techniques and alternatives to using a gun in an encounter with a dog.
Animal Legal Defense Fund Hosts Premiere of Award Winning Documentary Chronicling Preventable Police Shootings of Pet Dogs - See Trailer OF DOGS AND MEN here.
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, Sept. 22, from 6:30–9:30 p.m. the Animal Legal
Defense Fund will host the premiere of Of Dogs and Men, a film
focused on the tragic epidemic of police officers shooting pet dogs in the
line of duty. According to the U.S. Department of Justice statistics, more
than 10,000 pet dogs are shot and killed by police officers every year.
Every 98 minutes a pet dog is shot and killed. Yet, no officer has ever been
killed in the line of duty by a dog.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund partnered with Ozymandias Entertainment to
produce Of Dogs and Men, which follows the people fighting to change this
grim statistic, showing the tragedy of loss and the struggle of changing a
legal system in which police officers are an integral part. The number of
incidents of officers using lethal force against family pets is growing,
from SWAT raids to simple calls and even visits to wrong addresses. The
reality is shocking, and Of Dogs and Men addresses the problem head on.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and Ozymandias Entertainment released Of Dogs
and Men to highlight America’s need to keep police officers and dogs safe.
The documentary offers comprehensive solutions to turn the trend around
through proper training for law enforcement officers. Postal carriers
routinely encounter dogs in their daily work, and remain safe because of
their training in non-lethal approaches.
The film makes a strong case for mandatory training for police officers—and
our local governments should be funding this training.
The premiere screening will feature a Q&A session after the film with the
film’s director Michael Ozias, producer Patrick Reasonover and Animal Legal
Defense Fund attorney Diane Balkin discussing how we can change the system
to better protect police officers and our pets.
“We want police officers to be safe and able to do their jobs effectively,
and there are a number of techniques and alternatives to using a gun in an
encounter with a dog,” said Animal Legal Defense Fund Executive Director
Stephen Wells. “The law needs to mandate that officers receive the training
they need to feel comfortable interacting with dogs in the field—without
resorting to lethal force.”
For MUCH MORE DETAILED information, please visit
aldf.org/police.
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