Oregon Deputies Shoot Familys Miniature Pony, Leave Body in Neighbors Yard and LieAmanda Warren And he didnt get too far at all. However, the Fitzgerald family was left to frantically search for him. When they started knocking on neighbors doors, they discovered with horror Girs dead body laying in the neighbors yard. Again, the family was left to seek answers. The neighbor said she had called the Sheriffs department and they came out and simply put the animal down. However, the tale the department eventually weaves is worse than the original complete lack of response Gir was found with two bullet holes through the cheek area of the head and a pool of blood behind the head where it lay. The Sheriffs department claim the family had to call them was that the pony had gotten hit on the road and had its two back legs broken. But an autopsy completely dissolves that claim. The veterinarian confirms there was absolutely nothing wrong with him. Another Clackamas County Sheriffs Office claim is that the deputy called the Oregon Humane Society and a veterinarians office first about euthanizing the horse. The Humane Society never got this mysterious call. The vet offered help but was told by the deputy that hed take care of the problem on his own and asked for the number of a rendering service. Eager much? And clearly, the pony did not have broken legs! The OHS is now investigating as an act of animal cruelty since the vets report does not reflect the inconsistent claims. For recent years, police have gotten away with killing pets by claiming to feel threatened, as if by senselessly blasting away lifeforms they could even be capable of anything resembling feeling. Now, they dont even bother with pretense. They dont bother explaining. Or, they lie and will pretend it was some kind of mercy killing for the good of society to cover for the fact that this is how some so-called men get their jollies. How do we know this? Because there is no rationale for senselessly killing someone elses precious creature. People need to know that feeling threatened does not account for police killing tiny breeds, chained or tied dogs, cats, kittens, squirrels, baby deer, docile cows, aparakeetorbeheading a pet chicken and of course, innocent people. Nor does it account for using live, injured animals for target practice. Dont believe the mercy line for deer, cows, ponies or other barnyard animals. Once dead, the animal is the owners responsibility why cant it be the owners responsibility beforehand? Sadly, the animals are killed before the owner can reach them and deputies are all too eager to say theyve killed it. Furthermore, animal control is simply a deputy and the animal will be executed on site. No other choice is always the claim regardless of the situation. Indeed, as one officer reveals, he can simply say he feels threatened if he wants to shoot something. And that is the real reason for the loss of life. A psychopathic desire to kill just because. It has nothing to do with legitimate fear or incompetence. There wasnt very much I could say at that point because they shot the pony. I mean, i didnt know how to react, Crista Fitzgerald said. Thats the kind of shock treatment that perpetuates the chance of the behavior. How can one react in such a state of shock? Maybe this doesnt seem like a big deal to a public successfully programmed through TV and movies to accept this behavior and figure to themselves that at least it wasnt a human but it is a big deal. Its a completely unnecessary loss of life with no accountability. One hopes that despite the shock-and-awe treatment this family was put through, that they continue to press the department and the media for this barbaric behavior and loss. Recently fromAmanda Warren: 