NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Arnold, Mo. - After Vader, a police K-9 in Arnold, died of heatstroke after he was left unattended in a patrol vehicle and the safety equipment failed to activate, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters to the top five law-enforcement organizations in the U.S. urging them to recognize that the time has come to encourage their members to phase out the use of dogs alto  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Dayton, Ohio - After viral video footage showed a Dayton police officer striking his K-9 partner in the face and the Dayton Police Department later issued a statement that attempted to justify the officer's actions, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-06_LE-agencies-re-replacement-of-K9s_ABed  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Newberry County, S.C. - Following the death of Coba, a K-9 with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division who was shot while a law-enforcement team was serving a felony warrant near Prosperity, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters to the top five law-enforcement organizations in the U.S. urging them to recognize that the time has come to encourage their members t  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Fayetteville, N.C. - After a Fayetteville police officer was caught on camera repeatedly punching a K-9 in the face and dragging him by the collar, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters today to the top five law-enforcement organizations in the U.S. urging them to recognize that the time has come to encourage their members to phase out the use of dogs altogether. So  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Days ago, a beloved police dog named Vader died a miserable death in an overheated Missouri patrol car; last week another police dog was struck in the face as punishment for failing to act on command: just two incidents that mark a dramatic uptick in reported cases of police dogs dying of overheating or in other horrific ways and of officers violently abusing their K-9 par  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Washington - Following a dramatic uptick in reported cases of police dogs used in law enforcement dying from overheating or in other horrific ways and handlers violently abusing their K-9 partners, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters today to the D.C.-based National Troopers Coalition and Alexandria-based National Sheriffs' Association urging them   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Nashville, Tenn. - Following a dramatic uptick in reported cases of police dogs dying from overheating or in other horrific ways and handlers violently abusing their K-9 partners, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent a letter (file:///C:/Users/rbolonyi/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/C81E7LNO/Fraternal%2520Order%2520of%2520Police.p  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Odenton, Md. - Following a dramatic uptick in reported cases of dogs used in law-enforcement dying from overheating or in other horrific ways and handlers violently abusing their K-9 partners, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent a letter (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Federal-Law-Enforcement-Officers-Association.pdf) today to the Federal   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Titusville, Fla. - Following a dramatic uptick in reported cases of police dogs dying from overheating or in other horrific ways and handlers violently abusing their K-9 partners, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--has sent a letter to the National Association of Chiefs of Police urging the Titusville-based organization to recognize that the time has come to encourage its mem  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Long County, Ga. - After a former Long County sheriff's deputy was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after being caught on video repeatedly hitting his K-9 partner Nero and slamming him to the ground at his home in Richmond Hill, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters to the top five law-enforcement organizations in the U.S. urging them to recognize that the tim  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Prince George's County, Md. - Following news that cruelty charges, including two felonies, were filed against a Prince George's County police officer after his assigned K-9s were found to have "gaping open wounds" on their necks from the metal prongs of electronic shock collars, PETA--which had long supported the use of K-9s--sent letters today to the top five law-enforcement organization  more