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What went so wrong on this loose dog call that a deputy felt she had to do this?
We need a system that gives people and dogs the best chance of getting home safely, and demands answers when it fails.
This happened August 4 in Uniontown, Washington. Three dogs had gotten loose. Town workers tried to catch them, but they reported being chased and called the sheriff.
Deputy Amy Griffiths arrives and calls the dogs. When you call a dog toward you, you have to be prepared for him to approach… which Bo does.
With what appears to be pepper spray in her other hand, the deputy fires her gun.
She says the first shot missed. She says he wasn’t coming at her there. She describes him turning and posturing. So why shoot again?
At least it’s not like Deputy Amy Griffiths serves on the board of the Whitman County Humane Society… Except Nicole says a local reporter was told she remains on the board, though no longer as president.
If this is an example of her judgment around animals, what is she doing helping guide an animal welfare organization?
Bo survived, but he lost one of his front legs. Thank you to Bo’s family, Nicole Dwyer and Matt Malakowsky, for sharing his story.
Nicole is asking for funded, mandatory animal behavior assessment, canine de-escalation and nonlethal response training for every Whitman County Sheriff’s Office deputy and municipal animal response worker, including Uniontown’s animal control staff. She is also asking Amy Griffiths to resign from the Whitman County Humane Society board.
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If your dog got loose, would you trust police to help?