Dog Shot 38 Times Lives

A pit bull in Berkeley, CA was found to have 38 pellets under its skin after an examination at an animal shelter. Initially the attending vet thought the bumps were ticks, but an x-ray revealed the pellets. The one-year old pit bull was found in a parking lot at at the corner of Addison Street and Bolivar Drive in West Berkeley.

Shooting an animal that many times with a pellet sounds like sadistic torture. It was also suggested the dog was barking and an annoyed person did the shooting to quiet it. However, the very large number of pellets inside the dog strongly suggest it was more likely to have been sadistic, abusive behavior. Additionally, pellet guns (and BB guns) are typically owned by male youth, who occasionally target animals for abuse with these weapons, so the incident fits the profile. Furthermore, another pit bull previously was found in the same parking lot containing a pellet. (It has been speculated that the two dogs are related.)

“The idea is beyond me. We work with these animals on a daily basis, and to know that there are people out there — people who would shoot a dog 38 times — is unfathomable, ” said Bela Kisamov, the humane society medical director. (Source: Daily Cal)

Daphne the pit bull is being taken care of, with the goal of being put up for adoption when she is healthy. Her story was published in the UK, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco, and other media outlets. If perpetrators of these animal cruelty crimes believe they can get away with them because no one is paying attention, they are wrong.

Anyone with information about the dog shooting should contact the Berkeley Police Department.
(510) 981-5900 : police@cityofberkeley.info

Image Credit: Berkeley Animal Care Service

Related Links

Police Train to Not Shoot Animals

Oakland Police Shoot Deer for No Reason

Read more: Animal Rights, Dogs, Pets

Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author and may not reflect those of
Care2, Inc., its employees or advertisers.

Sheri S.

8:12PM PDT on Apr 26, 2012

What the hell is the matter with these dog owners? They should be treated as the animal has been. Even if they were abused in childhood, there is no excuse possibly 1 answer. Don't get a pet. Buy a stuffed animal. These are not stuffed animals, they are live animals with feelings, fear, caring and all the rest and as with all God's creatures, they should be loved.