Dog owner wants answers after dogs gunned down by police
The owner of two American Bulldogs gunned down by police in an upscale Mississauga neighbourhood over the weekend vows he won’t rest until he finds out why his beloved pets were “murdered.”
He says he left his dogs locked in the backyard, unaware there was an opening in the fence. When he returned 45 minutes later, his heart sank after noticing his pets were gone.
Vidic said he nearly burst into laughter when the animal services worker told him his dogs had been “aggressive” toward police officers. But he quickly realized the man was trying to gently break the news to him. He rushed down the street to Indian Rd. and Cobalt St., but, by the time he arrived, firefighters were “already hosing down the street” where his dogs had been killed.
Peel police maintain the dogs, which they mistakenly claimed to be English Bull Terriers, were terrorizing the neighbourhood and a resident flagged down a passing OPP cruiser for help.
“People were probably more terrified by the gunshots than the dogs,” a neighbour said.
Some residents have filed inquiries to police about the shooting. The two dogs were not known to be aggressive, one of them was an 8 month old puppy. Witnesses reported hearing more than 20 gunshots.
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