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Post by felton2unc on Sept 9, 2004 12:18:15 GMT -5
Dog Shoots Man in Self-Defense Thursday, September 09, 2004 PENSACOLA, Fla. — A man who was trying to shoot seven puppies was shot himself when one of the dogs made the .38-caliber revolver discharge, deputies said.
Jerry Allen Bradford, 37, of Pensacola, was charged with felony animal cruelty, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
Bradford was being treated at an undisclosed hospital for the gunshot wound to his wrist, said sheriff's Sgt. Ted Roy.
Bradford said he decided to shoot the 3-month-old puppies in the head because he couldn't find another home for the shepherd-mix dogs (search), according to the sheriff's office.
On Monday, he was holding two puppies, one in his arms and another in his left hand, when the dog in his hand wiggled and put its paw on the trigger, making the gun discharge, the sheriff's report said.
The revolver and a rifle were seized from the home, deputies said.
Deputies found three of the puppies in a shallow grave outside Bradford's home, Roy said. The other four appeared to be in good health and were taken by Escambia County Animal Control (search), which planned to make them available for adoption.
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Post by SciFan on Sept 9, 2004 12:43:06 GMT -5
So it is animal cruelty to kill puppies that don't have a home??
I guess my grandpa and uncles are gonna rot in hell for doing that on their farms (they used to call grampa Dr. Bill Mengili (holocaust doctor) and my uncle was Dr. Maurice Kavorkian.
But if you let a Vet kill a dog for a fee it is okay?
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Post by qcomdrj on Sept 9, 2004 13:09:57 GMT -5
No, you take it to the damned animal shelter. They kill them in a humane manner if they aren't adopted. What if he doesn't kill it on the first shot, and only hurts it real bad. Is that humane?
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Post by SciFan on Sept 9, 2004 13:15:31 GMT -5
No, you take it to the damned animal shelter. They kill them in a humane manner if they aren't adopted. What if he doesn't kill it on the first shot, and only hurts it real bad. Is that humane? You aren't going to convince someone who lived thru the Great Depression that they need to have a vet perform a service they can do themselves. and if someone can't kill a dog/cat at close range with a gun, then they shouldn't be using a gun in the first place (like the idiot in this story).
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Post by qcomdrj on Sept 9, 2004 15:21:04 GMT -5
You don't need a vet. If you're that poor then don't even waste the bullet. Take it to the shelter. Let someone who might want it have it. You don't need to kill it. And, in my community, if you fire a gun FOR ANY REASON in city limits, it is a crime. Shooting it isn't the nicest way to kill it anyway.
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Sept 9, 2004 15:25:23 GMT -5
Sad. Their are just too many dog's having puppies.
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Post by longknocker5 on Sept 9, 2004 15:30:42 GMT -5
puppies make good target practice
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Post by qcomdrj on Sept 9, 2004 15:34:23 GMT -5
"Do you ever shoot women, and children?"
"Yeah"
"How do you shoot women, and children?"
"Simple, you don't lead them as much."
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Post by SciFan on Sept 9, 2004 17:56:33 GMT -5
You don't need a vet. If you're that poor then don't even waste the bullet. Take it to the shelter. Let someone who might want it have it. You don't need to kill it. And, in my community, if you fire a gun FOR ANY REASON in city limits, it is a crime. Shooting it isn't the nicest way to kill it anyway. doesn't apply to my dead grandpa and uncle....they live in the country.
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Post by qcomdrj on Sept 9, 2004 18:13:49 GMT -5
No animal shelters in the country? I've never seen a single county without one. Just because they think it's frugal doesn't make it right. Would you say it's ok to kill a baby horse because you can't feed it? I have no problem with the dogs being euthanized, but not by people not trained to do so. Regardless of how talented I am with a firearm, KCl doesn't make the puppies bleed and/or feel pain while dying. You're not going to sell me on this.
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Post by tigerbait99 on Sept 9, 2004 20:54:32 GMT -5
At least one of the dogs fought back.
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Post by tigerbait99 on Sept 9, 2004 20:55:58 GMT -5
Oh yeah.......that article isn't very funny. Maybe I just don't see the humor in some idiot shooting dogs.
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Post by qcomdrj on Sept 9, 2004 20:57:45 GMT -5
It's funny because the doggie shot back.
When the police found the hole with the dogs, they should have shot the dude and put him in there.
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Post by tigerbait99 on Sept 9, 2004 21:00:42 GMT -5
The guy got what he deserved. But the dog shooting him still does not make this a funny thing.
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Post by qcomdrj on Sept 9, 2004 21:04:29 GMT -5
You're right, it doesn't make it funny per se, but it does give some poetic justice, or even irony. If he had been killed by the puppy it would have been better.
I read about an Indian (SE Asia) who was killed when a snake squeezed the trigger on his rifle next to his sleeping bag.
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