**SATIRE ALERT** City Refuses to Pay Vet Bill for Dog The City of Leander, Texas says it will not pick up the tab for the medical expenses of a dog city police officers shot during an attempt to execute a warrant at a wrong address last June. The dog survived the shooting, but required $1500 in surgery and medications to recover. City Manager Claude du Foss asserted that “agreeing to pay in this instance would set a bad precedent. If the City has to pay for every supposedly erroneous act carried out by its employees it’d break the bank. While it may be true that in this case the officers entered the wrong address for purposes of executing the warrant, we contend that the police have the right to enter any property at any time for any reason and to use deadly force if, in their judgment, it is necessary.” With their request for reimbursement of medical expenses rebuffed by the city, the dog’s owners, James and Renata Simmons say they will sue for damages. “Our dog was in our yard when two strange men broke in,” James said. “He didn’t deserve to get shot for barking at them.” Du Foss accused the Simmons of “escalating the situation. First of all, having a dog was their choice. If there were no dog there probably would’ve been no shooting. Second, the incurring of a $1500 veterinary bill was strictly voluntary on their part. Disposal of an animal carcass could’ve been taken care of at no extra cost if they’d simply placed it in their trash bin. They’re the ones who are being unreasonable.”
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:50:30 +0000
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