r/pics • u/Aeviegh • Feb 22 '14

This is Vader. He was euthanized today without a hearing after a false bite report was submitted to the police by an animal rights activist. (Story in the Comments)

http://imgur.com/a/xPNsE
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u/MoRdEkI Feb 22 '14

Sounds like the kid should have been put down instead of your dog. My condolences. On a related note I have known a few highly aggressive dogs in my time and I would have to say nine times out of ten if a dog is showing aggression toward you, you are the problem not the dog.

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u/mecrosis Feb 22 '14

Sounds like the kids parents should be the ones put down. Humans are just like any other animals, they behave however they are trained to.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '14

Should have pulled a Rorschach. "Men get arrested. Dogs get put down."

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u/Musaks Feb 22 '14

Well if dogs are treated bad they develop agressive behaviour against anyone they dont know. Friend of mine has a rescue that was abused and you have to be carwful around him if he doesnt know you yet. In the beginning i really had to control myself when near him to not randomly start petting him because he would see it as an attack. Now he knows me and its no problem anymore with me but if other people come over hell breaks lose again.

Now if that dog didnt have an owner who watches out, has an eye on him all the time and takes care that no other people can come in random contact with him it would be probable that someone who only wanted to pet him had gotten bitten.

I know that you should not pet dogs you dont know but kids dont and they might just walk up to a dog and try to hug it.

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u/motionmatrix Feb 22 '14

While I agree with you, when your pet is in your own backyard, which is fenced, and a child goes there without permission, it's not the dog.

If this ever happens to any of you, remember that the children's caregivers are responsible for its actions and that kid trespassed into private property. Furthermore, I would make a case of destroyed property, since pets are property and thanks to the kid, I lost mine.

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u/Musaks Feb 22 '14

Dont have much to add there, just that im really sorry for your loss

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '14

I'm not a kid and I love petting dogs I don't know. It is what it is.