Someone you know is killing your dog

[multistage]

At the very least, he'd get his gutpack kicked loose of his body.

Then it would get rough.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[91wm6]

If a suspect/perp/bg assaults a K-9 dog aren't they commonly charged with assaulting a police officer?

[troutkiller]

Stabbing a dog isn't going to make a person any friends. Not with the police, not in court. Someone starts stabbing your dog in your presence, it's going to happen real fast. You won't have much time to defend yourself and if you're on your property, well, the law will look more or less favorably on a defense, depending what state you're in. Some places where I've lived (down south!), they probably wouldn't even arrest you.

[Arborigine]

Let's bump it up a notch, with your children's best friend on the receiving end:
Skinned Dog Found, Reward Offered For Information | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio

They didn't eat it? Put out a BOLO for a "people of walmart" type wearing an odd wig.

[ccw9mm]

If a suspect/perp/bg assaults a K-9 dog aren't they commonly charged with assaulting a police officer?

Sure. But they're special. For the unwashed, it's a crap shoot as to whether the same argument will hold water, as the standard statutes apply to the rest of us.

[kelcarry]

What you feel like doing and what you legally can do are two totally different things. Drawing and or shooting someone over an animal, unless possibly a service animal, is going to put you behind bars 99% of the time.

Nough said. There are no other arguments to be made. It is called responsibility. In most states in cases like this--"you do the crime, you do the time". Is allowing the dog to die unfair or immoral?--yes. Is killing someone over it a crime?--yes.

[ccw9mm]

Is allowing the dog to die unfair or immoral?--yes. Is killing someone over it a crime?--yes.

Though, as many have pointed out: stopping someone unjustifiably killing one's dog is completely justifiable, as is stopping that attacker from then turning on the person seeking to stop the original crime in the first place, up to and including the use of deadly force if reasonably required.

[Chief1297]

If any of you do take him out then I volunteer to be on your jury. I guarantee at least a hung jury or acquittal. If someone wants to stab something, do it to yourself. The more people I meet, the better I like my dog.

[OD*]

If any of you do take him out then I volunteer to be on your jury. I guarantee at least a hung jury or acquittal. If someone wants to stab something, do it to yourself. The more people I meet, the better I like my dog.

I wish I were even half the man my dogs think I am.

[xXxplosive]

IMO............you stab my dog.......you'll wish you didn't.

[Glhadiator]

This is my home. Inside of it resides my wife, daughter, granddaughter, dog and cat. They live here under my protection. Trespassing is illegal and strongly ill advised. I am armed, licensed and well trained in the use of firearms and deadly weapons. I will not hesitate to use all legal means of deadly force necessary to defend myself and my family to stop you. You have been warned.

Subpoena this.
I am not afraid.

[Arborigine]

Here is California Code on Justifiable Homicide;
While it appears that shooting a dog killer may be justified as both "committing a felony" and "in defense or property", I would not like to have to test that in court.

(California) Penal Code Section 197 – Justifiable Homicide; Any Person
Homicide is justifiable when committed by any person in any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily
injury upon any person; or,
2. When committed in defense of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or
endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony, or against one who manifestly intends and
endeavors, in a violent, riotous or tumultuous manner, to enter the habitation of another for the purpose
of offering violence to any person therein; or,
3. When committed in the lawful defense of such person, or of a wife or husband, parent, child, master,
mistress, or servant of such person, when there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design to commit a
felony or to do some great bodily injury, and imminent danger of such design being accomplished; but
such person, or the person in whose behalf the defense was made, if he was the assailant or engaged in
mutual combat, must really and in good faith have endeavored to decline any further struggle before the
homicide was committed; or,
4. When necessarily committed in attempting, by lawful ways and means, to apprehend any person for any
felony committed, or in lawfully suppressing any riot, or in lawfully keeping and preserving the peace.

[Hot Wing]

I have a feeling this is what many would do.

OK what if my pebbles drew down on em on her own

[oakchas]

Why was the son living with her...? He isn't then a trespasser...

The woman is an "enabler" and probably feels it is her fault the dog was injured or killed.
Both the woman and the son need treatment...

Now, if a child of mine came to my home and asked for money or something... and started stabbing my dog... I can't say what I would do.... I'd stop it of course, but would I shoot my own child?

If, under the influence of drugs (not likely) or withdrawal from them... they came after me... I would suffer some defensive wounds, surely.. and they would be subdued, just as surely... but shoot 'em..? Possibly, but only in the gravest extreme...

[Haywood]

You mess with my dog, You don't like living.