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Tragic shooting in New Orleans |
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| Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue and the New Orleans area Doberman community is shocked and saddened over the shooting of Jax, a much loved family pet by a New Orleans Police Officer who was summoned to Jax's residence for a false alarm. We feel that Jax, who was recovering from recent spinal surgery and still in a debilitated state could not have posed an immediate threat to the officer and that the officer's lethal actions were rash and unjust. Please take a moment to read the news articles, the owners statement and consider signing the on-line petition. We grieve that such a beautiful and wonderful dog lost his life in this terrible manner and that his owner is left in unspeakable pain and sorrow. We dedicate this page to Jax with our hope that this never happen again to any other family dog. Jax, while we cannot bring you back or lessen the pain of your loss to your family we do pledge to you to continue our mission to save as many Dobermans as possible from abuse, neglect and senseless euthanasia. And to continue our efforts to educate the public about your magnificent breed and the unwarranted misconceptions people have about it.
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http://www.wdsu.com/news/15886248/detail.html
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| Jax's Owner's words: | ||||
For anyone of my friends not aware of this: On April14, 2008 around 10:30 AM, my youngest of two Dobermans accidentally set off my house alarm. Unfortunately, I was in surgery and unreachable by my alarm company. NOPD was dispatched to my Lakeview home, arriving around 11AM. An officer entered my secured backyard, walked down the side of my house to my back porch where the officer encountered my 4 year old Doberman, Jax and my 3 year old female Doberman, Scarlett. I suspect either Jax was stepping out his doggy door onto my back porch or possibly was out sunbathing on it as the officer reached my elevated porch with rod iron railings. The officer then fired at least 8 rounds at Jax. The officer claims Jax lunged to attack him. This claim was not supported by my dog's veterinarian surgeon Dr. Rose Lemarie who operated on Jax's spine 5 weeks prior. He had just finished 4 weeks of kennel confinement at my home and could walk with uncoordinated gait, but was in no position to injure a grown man with a gun. He walked back in through the dog door and lay at the front door where I found him. He died in my arms after my CPR attempts failed to resuscitate him. My dog, Jax, was and still is deeply loved, a loving family pet, a friend. Please help by signing this petition in the hope of change in the way that law enforcement handles our domestic pets. We are still investigating this crime.
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Please click on the bridge below to visit our Memorial to Jax. |
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| Copyright 2007 Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue All rights reserved |
GCDR is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization operating in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi to rescue, rehabilitate and place unwanted Dobermans. |
Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue, Inc. P.O. Box 231051 New Orleans, LA 70183 |
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