Last year was... End of August, my pit bull puppy was killed by a cop. She was 40lbs, 8 months old, and didn't even come up to my knees... They trespasses into private property (my puppy sitter had her as I was at work and their neighbors called the cops about a disturbance on the property. Puppy sitter wasn't home.) Puppy sitter was also the person I bought her from and they had about 8 puppies left. The puppies they had kept were kennels almost 24/7 and not socialized. I had been trying to find another sitter, but finding one in my price range was proving difficult. Anyways, 2 of their puppies kept escaping and killed off their entire flock of chickens and ducks. My puppy was kept away from theirs because she was so submissive and got picked on. Well, these two pups got out and went after her. Her crate popped open. Then, they all went after a pig in the front yard. I know for a fact my puppy never would have bothered the pig if it hadn't been for the other two. Pack mentality sucks... Well, the cops hopped the fence (it all happened on my puppy sitter's completely fenced in property) and went to look at the pig. They claimed my puppy was a threat and unloaded two shotgun rounds into her and another bullet to the head to end her suffering. She was my Emotional Support Animal. I had filled out all kinds of paperwork to have her in my home. She was helping me cope with severe social anxiety. She got me out of my home and I was building confidence with her around me. She was my best friend. I had such a strong bond with her. I had to pick up her frozen, mutilated body from the local shelter. She had been dumped in a garbage bag and wasn't cleaned up. I feel like I died with her that day. I later learned that California laws state you cannot kill a dog that is on the property owner's property, even if livestock was hurt (so long as the dog was owned by said property owner). They were under the impression she belonged to them... But, the puppy sitter didn't want to bother with anything and there was nothing I could do.