https://deadpuppies.com/ Documenting every reported incident of government agents shooting, killing, or injuring dogs, built from published news reporting and court records. Every claim is sourced. Every outcome is tracked. en-us https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-08-07-san-antonio-tx/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-08-07-san-antonio-tx/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A San Antonio officer fired at two large dogs that police said charged him aggressively during a homeless-outreach detail; the dogs fled and had not been located that afternoon. The owner was cited; no review of the officer was reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-29-oroville-ca/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-29-oroville-ca/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Oroville Police Department said a pit bull escaped a fenced yard and attacked officers wrapping up a stolen-vehicle arrest, and that an officer killed it with one round. No review, discipline or owner's account has been reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-24-baltimore-md/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-24-baltimore-md/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Baltimore officer fatally shot a collarless stray pit bull that kept attacking after chasing two women and their pet, when a Taser failed to stop it. An investigation was opened; the dog was never claimed. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-19-little-rock-ar/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-19-little-rock-ar/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Little Rock Officer Brandon Foster-Todd shot and killed a year-old Labrador that approached him unleashed, saying he feared being bitten. The dog's owner was arrested on three charges; the officer was not placed on leave. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-14-auxvasse-callaway-county-mo/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-14-auxvasse-callaway-county-mo/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Callaway County Deputy Zach Hubbard fatally shot a dog he said posed an immediate threat during a warrant service in Auxvasse. After online backlash, the sheriff's office released edited body-camera footage; no further investigation is planned. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-08-powder-springs-ga-fifi/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-07-08-powder-springs-ga-fifi/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Body-camera video showed a Cobb County deputy fatally shoot Fifi, a trained service dog, about three seconds after the dog ran toward him barking during a warrant service. An internal investigation is open; the deputy remains employed. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-06-21-bessemer-al/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-06-21-bessemer-al/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bessemer police say a large dog got out of a car through an open back window during a late-night traffic stop and an officer shot it dead. Three shell casings were recovered. The officer stayed on regular duty pending the department's own review. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-06-14-los-angeles-canoga-park-ca-jameson/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-06-14-los-angeles-canoga-park-ca-jameson/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT LAPD officers answering a 911 call in Canoga Park shot and killed Jameson, a two-year-old Saint Bernard mix, after police said he charged an officer. A review was ordered; the officer's name was withheld. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-04-23-mequon-wi/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-04-23-mequon-wi/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Thiensville officer Richard C. McCormick shot two loose pit bulls in Mequon around 3 a.m., killing one and wounding the other. He resigned during an internal investigation; prosecutors opened a criminal review. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-01-13-fort-lauderdale-fl/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2026-01-13-fort-lauderdale-fl/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Police said a loose pit bull killed a family's rabbit and bit a Fort Lauderdale officer, who shot it. The wounded dog was euthanized at its owner's request; no officer discipline was reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-12-22-lake-city-ar-cujo/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-12-22-lake-city-ar-cujo/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Animal control officer Cameron Tyler Casey wrote that Cujo charged him; his body camera contradicted the report. He pleaded guilty to a felony and animal cruelty — and was sentenced to one day in jail and $690 in fines. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-12-01-port-huron-mi/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-12-01-port-huron-mi/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT St. Clair County deputies shot and killed a dog a family had found in freezing weather — after restraining it on catch poles. A federal lawsuit now seeks the unredacted video, arguing heavy redactions hide whether the killing was justified. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-11-29-mesa-az/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-11-29-mesa-az/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Mesa police shot a dog three times after officers approached its sleeping owner in Fitch Park at 3 a.m. The dog was euthanized. The department ruled the shooting consistent with policy; no discipline was reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-11-09-san-francisco-ca/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-11-09-san-francisco-ca/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT SFPD Officer Joseph Toomey fired two rounds at a husky mix police said charged him near 4th and Market — one hit the dog, the other its owner's leg. The owner was booked; the officer faces his second officer-involved-shooting investigation since 2020. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-09-09-el-paso-tx-chop/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-09-09-el-paso-tx-chop/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT An El Paso homeowner cooperating with a Border Patrol smuggling investigation secured Chop, the family's seven-year-old Rottweiler, in a bathroom. An agent released him and shot him from about 18 feet. Chop bled to death; no illegal activity was found. No discipline has been reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-09-05-tulsa-ok/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-09-05-tulsa-ok/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT During Oklahoma's 'Operation SAFE' sweep of homeless encampments in Tulsa, a state trooper shot a homeless man's dog, which died after emergency surgery. No investigation and no discipline were reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-09-01-mamakating-wurtsboro-ny-pumpkin/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-09-01-mamakating-wurtsboro-ny-pumpkin/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT A New York state trooper fired seven shots at Pumpkin outside a Mamakating home, hitting the dog twice. Pumpkin survived. No consequences were reported, and Troop F declined to release details. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-08-01-lake-charles-la-tank/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-08-01-lake-charles-la-tank/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Deputy Jordan Trahan walked into the Granger family's Lake Charles yard to leave a business card and shot Tank, their five-year-old Rottweiler. The family says the body cameras were off. In May 2026, they filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-07-30-santa-ana-ca-max/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-07-30-santa-ana-ca-max/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT Santa Ana officers answering a family disturbance call shot Max, a German Shepherd–Belgian Malinois mix, four times; he died of his wounds. The department apologized and opened an investigation. His family wants accountability — and about $3,000 in vet bills covered. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-06-10-canton-oh/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-06-10-canton-oh/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT A Stark County dog warden deputy answering a 911 call about two stray dogs shot both on approach, killing one. The sheriff fired him within days, saying lethal force as a first course of action 'is not acceptable.' https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-04-01-raleigh-nc-zelda/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-04-01-raleigh-nc-zelda/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT A Wake County deputy serving civil papers entered a Raleigh family's unlocked home, said their dog Zelda bit him, and killed her with four shots. He got about two months' leave, was never charged or named, and later left the office. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-01-30-maple-heights-oh-chino/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2025-01-30-maple-heights-oh-chino/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT A Maple Heights, Ohio, officer answering a neighbor's complaint shot Chino, a one-year-old pit bull, three times near his own yard, leaving him in critical condition. The police chief cleared the officer; the family raised money for the surgery. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-12-24-raleigh-nc/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-12-24-raleigh-nc/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT During a Christmas Eve stolen-vehicle follow-up in Raleigh, an officer shot and killed a dog that police said charged him. The dog's name was never reported. Neither was any consequence for the officer. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-12-02-powder-springs-cobb-county-ga-zeta/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-12-02-powder-springs-cobb-county-ga-zeta/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Cobb County officers canvassing after a 911 call knocked at the Carr family's door, and one shot Zeta, their bird dog and Labrador mix, when she ran toward them. No discipline has been reported; the family runs a 'Justice for Zeta' campaign. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-19-northbridge-ma-odin/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-19-northbridge-ma-odin/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT A Northbridge, Massachusetts, animal control officer responding to coyote sightings shot Odin, an eleven-month-old Siberian Husky, and found his collar only afterward. The department offered to pay for the cremation. No discipline was reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-15-jacksonville-fl-milo/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-15-jacksonville-fl-milo/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Jacksonville officer Milan Jones fired three shots at Milo, a leashed ten-year-old German Shepherd service dog, wounding him twice — and striking his owner, a Marine veteran, with a ricochet. The owner plans to sue; no discipline has been reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-13-jefferson-county-adamsville-area-al-thunder/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-13-jefferson-county-adamsville-area-al-thunder/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Jefferson County deputies tracking a fugitive crossed onto an Alabama woman's property and shot her dog Thunder dead. The sheriff's office said he charged a deputy; she said he never charged anyone. No discipline was reported. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-04-bethel-springs-mcnairy-county-tn/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-11-04-bethel-springs-mcnairy-county-tn/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT A McNairy County deputy sent to a Bethel Springs, Tennessee, property on an animal welfare call shot seven dogs dead. He was fired after less than a month on the job and charged with fifteen criminal counts. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-10-27-san-antonio-tx/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-10-27-san-antonio-tx/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT A San Antonio officer answering a 911 call for help killed the Sekula family's two dogs — one a registered service animal — with home video showing his gun drawn before the dogs appeared. He was not placed on leave; the family was cited. https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-10-05-pitt-county-nc-bonnie/ https://deadpuppies.com/incidents/2024-10-05-pitt-county-nc-bonnie/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT A North Carolina state trooper opened fire on a Pitt County kennel owner's property, killing both of her Belgian Malinois. He claimed self-defense; she said one dog was shot while trying to get away. No discipline was reported.