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raven4747 t1_j4739ro wrote

this is fucked up. according to the article the dog was wearing a colored vest. what wild animal do you know that wears clothing? the hunter needs to do what they can to make it right with the family, it's not easy losing a pet in such a bloody way. I've seen pets shot before in this county and it seems like no one gives a fuck. big shame indeed.

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Mago_Barcas t1_j47ezft wrote

Not only is it fucked up but it’s also very strange because legally this is considered destruction of property. US law views pets as objects with dollar values like a car or chair… which I know is also fucked up.

The thing is the pictures appears to be pure breed which is typically atleast 1000$$. If it has a documented lineage could easily be more then quadruple that.

If a hunter shot my tire they’d be expect to pay for replacement. If it was on purpose they could also be punished in a secondary fashion. Based on the article it looks like certain legal avenues were not considered… The only action here appears to be reaching out to the licensing authority to prevent them from hunting. The owner could still file a police report and pursue damages in small claims court. I’m not sure if the fact that the dog is adopted will impact how the court values the dog… As cases I’ve seen look at both replacement value(potential 1-5k) and last sale value(adoption… could be less then $100)

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annoyed_w_the_world t1_j48vz3f wrote

If lurking on the legal advice subreddit has taught me anything, suing for the value of a dog isn't worth the court costs. From what I understand, dogs are valued similarly to cars in that their value goes down as they age. Dog was 2k as a puppy and lives 10 years on average? You'd be lucky to get $200 for an 8 year old dog

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Minimum-Cheetah t1_j490l8q wrote

FYI lawyers don’t go on there. The advice is terrible

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Krystian3 t1_j49ocu0 wrote

Hahaha. I can't imagine a lawyer coming home from work and wanting to give free legal advice on reddit. My wife doesn't even like doing that for friends because she says that to answer a question completely you almost always end up having to do a bunch of research on one thing or another.

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Diarygirl t1_j4buidg wrote

I've learned from r/BestOfLegalAdvice that the advice givers are mostly cops.

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Minimum-Cheetah t1_j4chhxf wrote

That is my impression of looking at that sub.

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Diarygirl t1_j4ci56q wrote

I've seen advice like "If the police want to speak to you, they probably already have evidence against you and you should talk to them to clear everything up, easy peasy."

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goplantagarden t1_j49ngb0 wrote

Good luck with that. I used to run a PA trail that posted warning signs to take precautions against being shot by hunters. The wording made it sound like it was my responsibility to dodge the bullets.

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Ok-Structure6795 t1_j4tv3hj wrote

The owner's facebook posted uploaded a picture of what the dog was wearing, it was a collar and harness (not a vest) and they were both greenish

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No_Marionberry4370 t1_j499g9t wrote

They didn't say what color. A dark green harness is not the same as a reflective orange vest.

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Left_Philosophy5545 t1_j47ftmm wrote

Read it again ,colored collars, he prob couldn't see the collar

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HeraldofCool t1_j47i6va wrote

You might need to read it again... "Both dogs were wearing colored harnesses and collars"

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Phantom_spook t1_j480rln wrote

Yea, but what color was it? Was it bright orange or was it gray or dark green? A lot of info left out

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HeraldofCool t1_j481ibo wrote

That's a good point. Coyotes tend to wear darker more nature color collars and harnesses, while most dogs usually wear brighter ones. Easy mistake, especially since the guy was supposed to be hunting deer. (Maybe we shouldn't just shoot at the shit we can't clearly see or aren't there to hunt in the first place...)

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jballs2213 t1_j47h253 wrote

He made a shitty gut shot on a dog he thought was a coyote. Sounds to me like he was quick to pull the trigger and excited for a Facebook post.

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raven4747 t1_j47qxfp wrote

the article states the dogs were wearing more than just a collar. even so, hunters are taught from day one not to take a shot unless you can see your target fully and clearly. don't you remember the turkey hunting story from your hunter safety certification course?

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