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Police Kill Dogs at an Alarming Rate

By Erica Rivera

There’s a disturbing trend on the rise in the dog world. Police are killing dogs (intentionally and unintentionally) at an alarming rate. According to Criminal Legal News, these canine murders have become so common that the Department of Justice has dubbed the phenomenon “an epidemic.” The DOJ estimates that cops kill 25 to 30 dogs every day, meaning…

Erica Rivera
Erica Rivera

Erica Rivera's freelance writing has appeared in New York magazine, USA Today, the Star Tribune, City Pages, and many other publications and anthologies. She has interviewed hundreds of artists, authors, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and changemakers over the course of her career. She is also the author of Insatiable (Penguin Group, 2009) and Come Again (Thought Catalog Books, 2015). For more, visit: www.ericarivera.net.

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