Sentences with phrase «dog against the officer»

This is contrary to the popular belief that Police Dogs are trained in a different language so that a suspect can not command the dog against the officer.

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Half of the 54 bills he voted against would have expanded peace officer status to officials ranging from members of the Islip Bureau of Fire Prevention to Salamanca's dog control officer.

«From SWAT raids to simple calls and even visits to wrong addresses, we are seeing more and more incidents of officers using lethal force against a family pet, despite the fact that no officer has ever been killed in the line of duty by a dog,» said director Michael Ozias.

When a dog warden encounters any animal who exhibits signs or symptoms of animal abuse, cruelty or neglect that warden has an obligation to contact a humane officer. It is the responsibility of the humane officer to investigate cases of suspected abuse, cruelty or neglect and, if substantiated, press charges against and prosecute the alleged animal abusers.Â

According to the newspaper account, upon arrival at the kennel, Allison Rudy supposedly learned that Zimmerman's wife would not allow her to enter the kennel. Someone, either the dog warden or the humane officer, had to advise Mrs. Zimmerman that if the dogs exhibited signs of abuse, cruelty or neglect that the possibility of filing criminal charges against her husband existed.Â

Despite this, dogs remain heavily regulated: they must be licensed with local authorities, they can not go in public places without a leash (if at all), they must be vaccinated against rabies, you canâ $ ™ t live with more than a small number of them, animal control officers can seize and destroy them if they determine that they are a nuisance, and the threshold of making a determination that they are dangerous and subject to extermination puts dogs at a disadvantage, even when the facts show otherwise.

The bylaw officers in Calgary have taken a stand against breed banning, and responded to dog bite concerns with a tougher licensing program and stronger enforcement.

Osceola County commissioners will consider changing the county's animal control ordinance during Monday's meeting to make it easier for officers to win cases against negligent owners.As written, the ordinance requires a jury trial for an owner who decides to fight a charge; an example of such a charge would be a citation for a barking dog, said animal control supervisor Clark Newcombe.

A crackdown is beginning on Volusia County dog and cat owners who have not licensed and vaccinated their pets under a 2 - year - old animal control ordinance, animal control officers said.Bill Foster, animal control director, said that so far no one has been prosecuted for failing to license a dog or cat or for not having the animal inoculated against rabies.

This allows the officer to have complete control over how much force the dog should use against a suspect.

Failure of any pit bull dog at any time to wear an up - to - date rabies vaccination tag issued by a licensed veterinarian who administered the vaccine shall be prima facie evidence of the dog's lack of vaccination against rabies and subject such dog to immediate confiscation by the animal control officer.

The court also determined that the hearing officer's bias in favor of animal control and against the dog, violated due process.

-- Require the cross-reporting of animal abuse; — Prohibit the drowning of animals; — Prohibit the automatic killing of animal fighting victims; — Prohibit discrimination against dog breeds; — Require property owners to look for animals when property is vacated and notify the police or an animal control officer if an animal is found; and — Prohibit sexual contact with an animal or forcing a child to engage in sexual contact with an animal.

The authorities would send an investigating officer to collect all the evidence that would be required later while filing a claim against the dog owner.