MA Police shoot boa that constricted puppy

http://www.centralmaine.com/2018/05/...crushed-puppy/

So sad. I feel horrible for the puppy, but there's no way I would have told police they could kill my snake.

Horrible all around.

yes, horrible all around.

this might sound insensitive, but why exactly did the snake need to die? like instances when someone jumps into a zoo enclosure and gets mauled to death: why do those animals have to be killed afterwards?

i agree Craig, i couldn't give that order to kill my pet.

Crazy and sad...:O

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

yes, horrible all around.

this might sound insensitive, but why exactly did the snake need to die? like instances when someone jumps into a zoo enclosure and gets mauled to death: why do those animals have to be killed afterwards?

i agree Craig, i couldn't give that order to kill my pet.

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Right?? The aninal just did what it does instinctively. Although a captive pet, it's still a wild animal.
It's super sad the puppy died, but I see no reason another animal had to die too.

What in the actual flip????? Why kill the snake? What purpose? The puppy was, heartbreakingly, already gone.

That's a crappy pet sitter and a crappy owner.

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Sounds odd. Why did they shoot the snake? Is it a law in that state to shoot a pet if it kills another pet?

I wonder if the puppy killed the boa constrictor would they have shot the puppy?

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I wonder if the puppy killed the boa constrictor would they have shot the puppy?

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We all know the answer to this...

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Originally Posted by Valyrian

Sounds odd. Why did they shoot the snake? Is it a law in that state to shoot a pet if it kills another pet?

I wonder if the puppy killed the boa constrictor would they have shot the puppy?

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Nope, no such laws here in MA.
I wonder how hard they "tried" to remove the snake. It was a 6 foot boa, not a green anaconda...

Sad that the puppy died, but that's crap they killed the snake, especially since the puppy was already dead.