Prevent our beloved pets from getting shot by police officers!

I have been closely watching the recent riots in Charlotte, North Carolina as they unfolded. There is an ongoing discussion in the United States about how members of the African-American community are being treated by police officers. What no one is talking about is the fact that our beloved pets share the same fate. There have been countless pets that have been shot by police officers for absolutely no reason. Their lives does not count in the eyes of these officers. I decided to start this petition and demand a profound and meaningful reform in the way police officers treat our pets. These people have sworn to serve and protect and that should include our pets as well. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Too much loss of life has occurred and it all needs to stop.

Over the past few years, there have been countless cases of pets being callously put down after encounters with police officers. The explanation is always the same: the officers were trying to protect their lives, as the dogs posed a serious threat and needed to be dealt with accordingly (by ending their lives that is). Even when CCTV cameras have shown that the pets were not posing any threat to the officers, police superiors tried to cover up the case and sweep everything under the rug. Every time such an unfortunate incident occurred, authorities have promised to drastically sanction the people involved. In fact, it was all a public relations stunt. There have been few cases in which officers have actually lost their jobs over such an incident. The people involved have, in most occasions, been handed a temporary suspension and a warning. That is all.

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The need for a change in the system is obvious. Please support this petition and help keep our pets safe from the police – the very people that are supposed to protect them!. Support a federal law that would require mandatory training lessons for each police officer in the United States, so law enforcement officials can learn how to correctly and adequately deal with such encounters and prevent further loss of life.

We owe it to all the harmless pets that have been needlessly put down by police officers to sign and share the petition. Support mandatory training session and ensure that our pets will be kept out of harm’s way.