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Court rules that the behavior of the dog, and the subject’s failure to control the dog, could lead a reasonable officer to perceive the dog as an imminent threat
In some situations, we have time to make a formal plan
Quality of life degrades with unenforced animal cruelty protections
Deputies on scene successfully wrangled the sea lion from the center of a road to a driveway, where it was transported back to the river
From cutting people free from flaming cars to rescuing furry friends, you never know when you’ll need a quality blade on the job
Video shows officers banging on walls until the cat jumps out of a second-story window
Deputies attempted to contain a gator that was spotted in the middle of a highway, but the animal proved to be too quick for them
Police say Detective Joseph Bucchignano removed the uninjured hawk from the booth, caged it, and released it over the Hudson River
The department announced that it will respect the turkey’s claim to the roadway
Officers previously made multiple attempts to safely corral the birds
Animal control worked with firefighters to free the three bull mastiffs after they escaped from their backyard
Police stumbled across an industrial building crammed with more than 1,000 snakes, parrots, chickens and other animals when they arrived to serve a warrant
The injured bull began charging emergency responders as they worked to get the driver and passenger out of the car
People might be ‘amped up or afraid’ by the reports of lion sightings
1,000-pound cow jumped a 6-foot fence and bolted through the streets before police shot and killed it following a lengthy pursuit
Deputy arrived at the scene Tuesday after the dog bit two people
Two San Diego County women had to get help from police after being trapped in a bedroom by a family cat that a neighbor calls “a ball of fury”
Incident began when a neighbor reported to the city Animal Services Division that one of the suspect’s dogs had been aggressive
A Phoenix police officer is playing surrogate mother to a litter of kittens found in a dumpster
Utah authorities captured a mountain lion Friday that startled people but didn’t hurt anybody at a shopping center
Driver and two passengers were able to get out of the vehicle, but were stung 50 to 100 times each, troopers said
After a nearly five-hour standoff with a mountain lion, wardens ended up trapping and tranquilizing the big cat
A bull led police on a chase down a Texas city street before horse-riding, lasso-yielding officers were able to wrangle the animal
Police had to be called in to subdue a 22-pound house cat that trapped its owners inside their bedroom after attacking their baby
Simultaneous raid on 8 homes finds dogs chained to the ground inside padlocked outdoor kennels