Mounted search and rescue

["irvin lichtenstein" <ilichten1@verizon.net>]

I have posted separately the PA law that covers police animals—18PA5511.2 (Crimes Code). In PA horses and dogs are covered 24/7, on duty or off, whether owned by a police agency or a volunteer, so long as the owner or handler/rider is a member of a recognized search and rescue unit and the animal is in training for or used as a SAR animal or other defined use. As published this would even cover retired animals since they would be “off duty”.

Irv Lichtenstein

From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Shirley Cox
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:57 AM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Horses vs Dirt bikes

 

This is so sad.  Some don't realize the danger this puts the rider in.  Or,  they are to ignorant to care.

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On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:34 PM, pennbo@verizon.net wrote:

Sorry if I did not clarify- in Washington, as in many areas including mine, Posse member does not necessarily mean police officer or even sworn to duty civilian- it usually just means Mounted Search and Rescue member. That is the case here. They were not out on a search but merely on a pleasure ride. However it could easily have been a team on a search in the same situation. It's appearing that this is not the first horses that have been harassed by the one biker. 
Chris

 

 

On 09/10/13, irvin lichtenstein<ilichten1@verizon.net> wrote:

 

I would hope the sheriff takes this seriously. In most states harassing a police animal  is a felony, operating on a closed road, causing an accident, and then leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, and whatever else the

DA can add on, like maybe assault on a police officer.  Unfortunately, without license plates this may be hard to prosecute.  Since the bike was being used as a deadly weapon lethal force should have been authorized, save the costs of a trial. 

Hate to sound hard headed about this but city cops are used to shooting unlicensed operators who try to run them down on the street, maybe deadly force is needed to stop this kind of activity.

Irv Lichtenstein