Aggressive Husky wriggles and thrashes on the ground as police unload him to death
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‘Aggressive’ husky writhes and thrashes on the ground as he is tasered to death by police ‘for escaping his yard and then attempting to attack California parents, their children and their pet dog’
- A husky on the loose was shot and killed by police officers after he chased a family, including young children, into their home and attempted to attack their pet.
- The dog broke free twice when officers tried to catch the animal as it approached a group of people in front of her home.
- Lodi police used a taser on the dog to safely capture it, but the dog was killed during the incident; the cause of death was not specified.
An ‘aggressive’ husky could be seen writhing in pain after being tasered by California police following reports the pet had been chasing a family with young children.
The disturbing incident in Lodi, south of Sacramento, came after the family sought refuge from the animal in their own backyard and were forced to use a piece of wood to protect themselves and their dog until it arrived. Animal Services.
Two-year-old Husky twice broke free when officials tried to catch the pet as it approached a group of people in front of his home.
The dog, named Enzo, ran about a half mile from his usual home, where the confrontation with police officers took place.
The dog, named Enzo, could be seen standing before he was shot by police.
Police officer Timothy Ivey killed a husky on the loose after it chased a family, including young children, into their home and attempted to attack their pet.
Lodi police said they used a taser on the dog so they could safely capture it.
Lodi police were called to assist Officer Timothy Ivey in pointing a Taser at the animal, much to the shock of bystanders who were watching the episode unfold in front of their entrances.
Video footage shows the dog standing in front of a police officer before a taser is fired.
Enzo bounces back and is instantly electrocuted once more, and the police office continues to electrocute the animal as it howls in pain.
The husky can be seen writhing on the ground as electrical charges course through his body, causing him to go rigid and collapse to the ground.
‘Aggressive’ husky could be seen writhing in pain after being tasered
Jordan Kranich of Animal Services could then be seen dragging the dog down the road into the back of a pickup truck.
Home surveillance camera footage shows the dog being dragged across the ground
The dog is then dragged across the ground by Jordan Kranich of Animal Services officers as locals look on in horror.
You could have caught it. You didn’t have to tased him! the neighbors yelled at the policemen.
You just attacked a group of kids. That was the problem,’ explained Officer Delgado.
He wasn’t attacking us! replied the neighbor, clearly distraught by what he had just witnessed.
“There was a group of kids and he attacked them, then he ran around the corner and attacked some more kids,” Officer Delgado said in an attempt to justify the use of force.
“The taser just stops him running,” he explained.
You just attacked a group of kids. That was the problem,’ explained Officer Delgado, seen on the left.
Lodi officers said they were called after receiving reports of an aggressive dog trying to chase a family with young children and biting them.
The officers defended the use of a Taser stating that it was “so that Animal Services would have an opportunity to secure the dog safely.”
The dog died shortly after the incident with its owners, Aline Galeno and her mother Anna Márquez later reporting its death.
‘We never put our hands on their dogs or anything. For those to be his last moments of getting hurt, I just don’t think it’s right,” Galeno told K.C.R.A.
Aline and her mother say that Enzo was not a ferocious dog.
Please tell me your story, that’s all I want. Everybody tell your story, spread the word, I want those guys fired or sued. I think Enzo didn’t deserve this and I want justice for Enzo,” Galeno said.
The dog died shortly after the incident with its owners, Aline Galeno and her mother Anna Márquez later reporting its death.
A memorial has been set up outside Enzo’s home following the dog’s untimely death.
A makeshift grave has been erected following the dog’s death.
The dog’s owners posted some photos in an attempt to portray the dog as peaceful.