Star, the dog that the NYPD shot on East 14th Street on Aug. 13, is OK and may soon be available for adoption, according to Gothamist.
As of last night, Star is now in the custody of Animal Care & Control. Said Richard Gentles of the AC&C: "Her owner had until that day and time to reclaim her but since he didn’t ownership was legally transferred to AC&C."
According to Gentles, Star's medical bills, "which have already amounted to nearly $10,000, will be paid for through donations to AC&C’s Special Treatment and Recovery (S.T.A.R.) Fund."
And per Gothamist:
"It's expected she'll be put up for adoption—but Gentles says no one has expressed interest in being her human (yet)!"
Serena Solomon at DNAinfo has more on the story here.
Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Report: NYPD shoots dog on 14th Street and Second Avenue (Warning: Post includes graphic image of the dog after the shooting)
[Image courtesy of AC&C via Gothamist]
Thank goodness, that's great news!!! Hope she finds a good home soon.
ReplyDeleteIT would be cheaper to put the dog to sleep.
ReplyDeleteThat's good...Also, not a shock that the guy never showed up to claim the dog.
ReplyDeleteIf I had of been there that day, I would have been shouting at the cops the put the dog out of its misery along with the other people there... Glad I was not there:)
ReplyDeleteGlad the dog survived and hope she lands up in a better home.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: The NYPD rules and regs specifically state that officers are not permitted to, as you say, put animals out of their misery (don't know why this is but if I had to guess it's probably due to some lawsuit from years gone by).
ReplyDeletePlease note that at the ACC, an animal can be put to sleep pretty quickly, even if eligible for adoptions now. If she gets a slight cold or becomes shy, it can be grounds for being put to sleep. It would be nice if a wealthy organization like the ASPCA could step in and help, but their donations mostly fund their tear-jerking commercials and the high salaries of their CEO.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad Star is ok. I was heartbroken when I read about this. I wish I could adopt her, but my horrible landlord is trying to prevent me from getting a dog, but she is a beautiful and very smart pooch. She was protecting her human crusty. I guess that's why I love animals so much, they are not judgmental. That cop needs a desk job, get him off the streets.
ReplyDeletei heard she said shes gonna get that copper.
ReplyDeleteWho would want that vicious dog anyway
ReplyDeleteIn a righteous, or at least Capraesque, world, Star would be adopted by the dog loving cop who felt forced tp shoot her in the first place and they go on to appear on the Today Show and prove to the world that she wasn't being vicious, but was simply freaked out because her wholly unworthy human companion appeared sick or dead and she was simply trying to protect him the only way she knew how. And we all learn that there are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners.
ReplyDeleteThe dog was shot because of the crusty POS. Who probably already has another animal to abuse.
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