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Heartbreaking stories of dogs being shot by police officers continue to make the news, while countless Youtube videos of incidents, Facebook memorial pages and petitions calling for justice for the lost lives of these four-legged family members continue to follow.
Directors Michael Ozias and Patrick Reasonover have set out to tell their stories through Puppycide, a feature-length documentary that explores the lives and bonds of owners and dogs of all shapes and sizes, whose tales sadly ended in gunfire. The documentary also explores owners’ battles for justice in a system that seems to shield law enforcement officers from any consequences of their split-second, yet life shattering, decisions to pull the trigger.
After reaching out to victims, Reasonover discovered that media accounts were only the tip of the iceberg, telling the National Review that figuring out how many dogs are killed by law enforcement isn’t an easy task because police departments don’t keep easily accessible records of dog shootings.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/every-98-minutes-a-dog-is-shot-by-law-enforcement.html#ixzz2kLSEG4iA
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