My name is Scarlett Cooper and I care about reducing police shootings of dogs because I feel as it would be more humane to have shooting a dog and potentially killing it as a last resort. Dogs feel pain just as we do.

I live in Martinsburg, and I know that if enough people join me in asking them to implement training to teach officers how to safely handle situations with dogs, they'll have to listen.

Please, join me in asking police departments to respond to dogs appropriately.