K9 Lee – Moscow, Russia

2/13/19
Moscow

Retired Military police dog killed, mistaken for fox

The MIA is checking the messages about the murder of a K-9 dog in the Moscow region, Mediazona reports. A retired military prosecutor had shot a police dog named Lee in the Moscow region’s Chekhov, allegedly taking it for a fox that killed his hens. The dog was killed in front of a dog handler from the Dog Training Center of the Moscow Central Administrative District, who was walking it. After being wounded, the dog was still alive and even ran towards the woman, but died in her arms. The dog handler made a video in which she described in detail what had happened. In the end of the video, the woman broke down and cried. Lee the shepherd dog was a decorated dog; it participated in the investigation of particularly serious crimes. A few years ago, Lee took part in the search for a dangerous killer together with cynologist Svetlana. The shepherd dog followed the trail for 24 hours and helped to gather very important evidence, and after that, it participated in the detention of the criminal. Meanwhile, the VK.com group Ombudsmen Politsii, which had reported the murder of the dog, says that after the tragedy, the prosecutor “laughs and offers a puppy in return.” According to the group, there are attempts to hush up the case The prosecutor shot the dog twice — to the paw and the head. All this time, the shepherd’s master tried to give signs to the flayflint, but in vain.

Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.