Harrisburg Pa reconsiders shooting all stray animals

 

Original order was to shoot all strays due to budget cuts

So broke that it was considering having police officers shoot stray dogs, Pennsylvania's capital city Harrisburg is reconsidering the policy in the wake of public anger.

Harrisburg lacks the money to pay an animal shelter to take in strays, so its police department issued a memo last month giving officers the option of shooting dangerous dogs and dropping their carcasses at a state Department of Agriculture loading dock.

Police have yet to take that extreme measure and controversy generated by dog-lovers has led to a reconsideration of the policy, a city official said on Wednesday.

New guidelines could be in place by Thursday, but city officials declined to reveal exactly what they would say.

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