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Dog shot & killed near the Greene/Guthrie County line, no charges filed

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June 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Authorities say no charges will be filed in connection with the shooting of a dog Wednesday evening, near the Guthrie County town of Jaimaica. Greene County Sheriff Steve Haupert told the Des Moines Register, a boxer had become aggressive toward an unidentified man who was trying to open the gate to a farm field about four-miles north of Jamaica, at around 6-p.m. Wednesday. Haupert says the man feared for his safety, got into his truck and fired a single shot at the dog, killing it. The animal belonged to the man’s neighbor.

Haupert says the man was within his rights when he shot and killed the dog, because under Iowa law it’s legal to kill a dog that is threatening or attempting to attack. Haupert said he interviewed the man Wednesday and believes he felt seriously threatened by the dog. The sheriff says after the man shot the dog, he drove to the owners’ home about a block away and informed them of what happened.