Current Events > US veteran finds note in mailbox saying his beloved dog was shot dead.

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A U.S. veterans search for his beloved dog came to an end earlier this month after he found an anonymous note in his mailbox saying the pup had been shot dead after being caught on someone's property without a leash.

Chad Stricker, of Pearl River County, Miss., spent days searching for his 10-month-old wolfdog named Nymeria when he found the typed note, along with her collar, in his mailbox. He shared a picture of the note and collar on Facebook in a now-viral post.

Im sorry to inform you that your dog was shot and killed Saturday night while digging through my garbage, the note said. It did not suffer and I did not take pleasure in killing it. There is a county leash law which you should abide by so that I do not have to kill any more of your pets.

I was sick to my stomach, he told the Biloxi Sun Herald. To think that someone killed her while we had been out looking for her, for digging in the garbage ... An animal is not worth more than your trash or the time to make a phone call?

Nymerias large yellow collar had an attached tag that showed her photo and description of her personality, along with Strickers address and phone number, the paper reported. Stricker described Nymeria as one of the sweetest dogs anywhere around and very loving in his post.

However, he told the paper that there was nothing he or police could do because Nymeria had been off her leash while on another persons property.

The leash law in Pearl River County requires all animals to be fenced in or restrained on a leash, or otherwise be considered a public nuisance, according to the outlet.

Shooting a so-called nuisance animal isnt uncommon, Elizabeth Treadaway, the shelter manager Pearl River County SPCA, told the paper.

Unfortunately we see that a lot, Treadaway said. This dog lost its life over an invisible line it cant see. As soon as an animal goes onto someone elses property, that leash law goes into effect. But just because its law, doesnt make it right what this person did.

Stricker wrote a lengthy note of his own to the anonymous coward who claimed to have shot the dog.

Its sad to think I have a neighbor of your moral character living so close to me that would do this, it read in part. Do I hate you, no, I pity the person you are and those who have to tolerate you.

Stricker said Nymerias body wasnt returned to him. He asked to be told where the body was or for it to be left on his driveway so he could give his beloved dog a proper burial.

I pray one day you come to realize what you have done and teach those in your household to be better, he wrote.

Full ARticle: https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-veteran-note-dog-shot-dead-leash
https://i.imgur.com/8TDa1Yv.jpg

That's awful..
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Goddammit...

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Imagine being such a calloused piece of shit you just kill someone's dog on sight

Also smfh that the law protects this kind of savage behavior

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imagine being such a person that your first reaction to a stray or lost dog is to shoot it because muh property rights

MC_BatCommander posted...

Imagine being such a calloused piece of shit you just kill someone's dog on sight

Also smfh that the law protects this kind of savage behavior

Yeah fuck the police

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Mississippi, where if someone or something triggers you, get your gun and shoot.
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So glad I left that trash ass state.

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OrdonGoatCheese posted...

Goddammit...

i know :(. if i was faced in that situation i wouldn't for sure take out a gun and fire. if the dog is a problem call animal control. if animal control can't help call the police. if police can't help and the dog is vicious fire warning shots to make em back off.
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Couldn't even be bothered to return the body.

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Noooooooooo =(

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An animal is not worth more than your trash or the time to make a phone call?

R.I.P. Nymeria :(

(great and appropriate name for a wolf-dog btw)

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kingdrake2 posted...

i know :(. if i was faced in that situation i wouldn't for sure take out a gun and fire. if the dog is a problem call animal control. if animal control can't help call the police. if police can't help and the dog is vicious fire warning shots to make em back off.

The police have no comprehension of a warning shot. Its always shoot to kill. No exceptions.

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whoever shot that dog is human scum

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Man I sure hate when dogs turn over my trashcans but wtf dude! Just throw some pepper on your garbage and that bothers them enough to keep them away :(

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Bass_X0 posted...

The police have no comprehension of a warning shot. Its always shoot to kill. No exceptions.

If there are people around, wouldn't warning shots have a chance to hit them? Even if it is just via ricochet?

Anyways, any douchebag who just shoots a dog for not being leashed should be checked into a mental health hospital.

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LightHawKnight posted...

If there are people around, wouldn't warning shots have a chance to hit them? Even if it is just via ricochet?

Anyways, any douchebag who just shoots a dog for not being leashed should be checked into a mental health hospital.

Yes

The idea of "Warning shots" is absurd.

Rule of firing a gun 101

1: Always aim for the chest

You're putting everyone around you at risk if you're firing your gun willy nilly. If you're are prepared to shoot someone or something then you MUST aim for the chest and be prepared to kill them. Otherwise don't fire.
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literally dont need warning shots, banging some pot lids would have scared the dog away.

whoever killed Nymeria is just a sadist imo who wants to kill things.

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Shablagoo posted...

literally dont need warning shots, banging some pot lids would have scared the dog away.

Yeah :(
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I have every sympathy for the dog. While it was legal for the person to kill the dog, it wasnt strictly necessary.

However, the dogs owner needs to learn the law and comply with it. A more responsible pet owner wouldnt have let the situation occur in the first place.

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Warning shots are probably the least responsible thing you can do. That said no shots were needed. This person used this as an excuse to kill something for fun.

They themselves need to be shot. It's one thing to kill the dog, but when you brag about it that's the step over the line.
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