Animal Lovers file a petition at change.org, after a video of Marshall and Millions, two American Staffordshire Terriers have gone viral as they were shot by the police.
According to a report from Doncaster Free Press, the dogs were allegedly involved in an attack on a woman, prompting the police response.
Louie Turnbull, a 46-year-old homeless man, has been charged with being the owner of dangerously out-of-control dogs and has appeared in court.
The controversial killing of Marshall and Millions has ignited protests and vigils across the country, with demonstrators demanding justice for the slain canines and calling for the police officers involved to be held accountable, according to Manila Bulletin report.
The petition says:
The Metropolitan Police are attempting to justify the barbaric killing of two dogs in Tower Hamlets, London, on the afternoon of Sunday 7th May, 2023.
In a statement, the Met Police claim the "aggressive behaviour of two dogs was of considerable concern and posed a significant threat to them". And yet, concrete video evidence all over social media shows these dogs to be under control and on leads with their owner. Yes, these dogs are barking and reacting to the police, but any normal dog would do the same when being approached by multiple armed, vocal people in uniform, surrounding them in such a threatening manner.
They continue to claim in their statement that these dogs were "dangerously out of control" and, yet again, video evidence shows this not to be the case. The dogs even immediately calm down when their owner asks them to.
'Good Boys’
I wonder where we could be going today?
For a lovely long walk & maybe we can play.
Daddy look at all these people dressed in navy blue,
Do you think they'll stroke us & give belly rubs too?
Daddy why are you afraid, don't you think they want to have fun?
Why are they shouting at us, wait I think some of them have a gun.
Don't be scared daddy, we'll both bark & tell them to get back,
But I don't think they understand us, one of them said we're going to attack.
Take us home now daddy, to the safety of our bed,
They're shouting all around us, ones shot my brother in the head.
Don't they know we're good boys, maybe if I whimper & I cry,
I'm really scared now daddy, I'm far too young to die.
Then I hear a loud bang, I feel this burning inside me,
I'm struggling to hold on now, I'm struggling to see.
Why did they kill us, there really was no need,
They murdered us for no other reason, than we were both a bull breed.
But we're both in heaven now, there's lots of dogs & toys,
And God has gave us belly rubs, and told us we're both 'Good Boys'
#justiceformarshallandmillions 💔
Author : Marion white
Artwork : Jerson Chavez
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