This is a list of Line of Duty Deaths involving animal care, control and welfare professionals. September 1906, Cincinnati, OH - Dog Catcher dies of rabies, was bitten on hand by stray dog months earlier June 1909, Memphis, TN - Humane Officer shot and killed by foreman at a construction site while investigating overworked animals July 1911, Butler, PA - Dog Catcher beaten to death with a baseball bat after impounding a dog June 1917, Hamilton, OH - Dog Catcher shot and killed trying to impound three dogs that bit a person July 1922, Outside of Houston, TX - Dog Catcher shot and killed by 14 year old boy during a dispute over a dog April 1926, Columbus, OH - Dog Catcher accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell to the ground and discharged January 1939, New Brunswick, NJ - Dog Catcher dies of rabies in the hospital, was originally bitten in November October 1944, Titusville, PA - Dog Catcher accidentally shot and killed by stray round fired by a policeman trying to shoot an aggressive dog May 1946, St. Paul, MN - Dog Catcher dies after being struck in the head by a board after impounding a dog July 1947, Kirksville, MO - Dog Catcher accidentally shot and killed by his own shotgun while removing it from his truck January 1957, Trumbull, CT - ACO struck and killed by a passing vehicle while tending to an injured dog January 1964, Winona, MN - Dog Catcher dies in motor vehicle accident while responding to a call, was hit head on by another vehicle August 1972, Welch, WV - Dog Warden shot and killed after his weapon was taken away from him while serving a warrant November 1987, Outside of Chicago, IL - Off duty ACO struck and killed by a vehicle while tending to an HBC dog August 1993, San Mateo, CA - Humane Officer dies of heart aneurysm while on duty December 1993, Oakland, CA - Police officer and two others killed in a shootout while trying to impound a pit bull August 1999, Prairie Village, KS - ACO falls out of tree and dies during parrot rescue October 1999, Gulfport, MS - ACO dies of cancer and was given burial w/full honors, unsure if cancer was work related March 2000, Chattanooga, TN - ACO dies after being exposed to CO in euth room March 2001, Biloxi, MS - ACO struck and killed by a train while chasing a pit bull July 2002, Hazel Park, MI - Police officer shot and killed while on a call for a loose dog, was able to shoot suspect before dying March 2005, Portland, ME - ACO dies of heart attack after catching a dog he chased for three hours July 2005, Philadelphia, PA - ACO killed in traffic accident, other vehicle went over center divide and crashed head on into ACO truck January 2006, Foster, CA - Director of non-profit animal rescue group and the two dogs she was transporting are killed when their vehicle is struck head on by a tractor trailer January 2006, Alton, IL - ACO collapses and dies from a medical condition shortly after arriving for work November 2006, Outside of Philadelphia, PA - Police officer struck and killed by a vehicle while moving a dead deer out of the road June 2007, Bellmead, TX - ACO shot and killed while at shelter February 2009, South Boston, VA - ACO killed when his vehicle left the road and struck a tree October 2009, Plainfield, CT - ACO dies after being hospitalized since late September when she fell or was knocked to the ground while dealing with an aggressive dog October 2009, Chicago, IL - ACO dies from a prior medical condition while dealing with a stray cat March 2011, Bullard, TX – Sheriff’s Deputy dies in hospital four days after being attacked by a loose cow
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