Officer Myron Woodson of Sturgeon, Missouri, is under fire after opening fire on a blind and deaf small dog on May 19, 2004.

Officer Woodson was responding to the dog at large, who slipped out of the owner's yard - and thus slipping it's collar - earlier that day.

The officer came upon the dog, noting that the dog 'broke it's neck' (lol) and later stated "I’m not gonna let you bite me, you’re looking all cray."

After unsuccessfully trying to capture the dog multiple times, the officer debates wrapping the dog up in a towel before finally pulling his gun out and shooting the dog as the dog began to walk towards the tree line. In the footage a woman is heard coming out of her home complaining about the shots fired when she had kids with her at the time.

The 13lb Shihtzu mix, named Teddy, was owned by a Nicholas Hunter. According to Hunter, Teddy was 5 years old at the time of death, was born deaf but went blind a few years ago. As such, the dog tends to walk with a head tilt.

The person who called the dog in, a city worker that would like to remain anonymous to avoid being fired, noted several times they emphasized the dog was not dangerous and simply drinking water next to them.

According to Hunter, the officer said he did not feel like the dog was a threat but thought it was in pain and believed the best course of action was to put the animal down.

Later a Facebook post by the City says they believed that the officer acted within his authority, and that the animal was a rabies risk. The owner did say Teddy was up to date on rabies vaccine.

Firstly, bro, how bad can you be with a fucking catch pole? You literally had it AROUND THE DOG'S NECK multiple times, that's when you tighten it bro. If you can't do that, get a slip lead or a rope with a slip knot and use that instead.
The dog does not have signs of rabies, full stop. It doesn't act like any stage or variant or symptom of rabies. He is very cognizant of it's surroundings, it's not ataxic, it's not drooling. It just doesn't look like rabies.
Also my man, you're afraid of a *13lb dog*, are you gonna shoot a 150lb person if they walk around blind with a head tilt? The fuck. You could PUNT that dog.

abc17news.com/news/abc-17-news-investigates/2024/05/23/video-shows-interaction-sturgeon-police-officer-had-with-dog-before-shooting/

5/28/24 Update:
Officer Woodson has been placed on leave and Kevin Abrahamson, the mayor, resigned because of community backlash over Teddy’s killing.
animalvictory.org/petitions/punish-police-officer-who-killed-13-pound-blind-deaf-dog/

@Witch_Hunter_Siegfired This one is for you, it's both a minority AND a cop.