On Saturday, the 6th of March at 4:30 p.m., an eight year old yellow Labrador Retriever named Callaway was shot directly in the head by an officer from the Westlake Police Department. Callaway died shortly after at Westpark Animal Hospital. Westlake is located within fifteen minutes of Cleveland, Ohio.
The dog merely opened the door of his house which caused the alarm system to go off. His owner, a prominent Westlake doctor was at church at the time. Callaway was outside when a police officer arrived. At all times he remained within the perimeter of his own yard. The dog was confined by an invisible fence. A gate was also in the backyard where the officer could have stayed behind. According to Callaway's owner/guardian, at no time was the dog within four feet of the officer. Upon the officer entering the backyard of the home, Callaway proceeded to bark. At this time, the officer drew his gun and shot a bullet into the dog's head.
Please call and email the following councilmen and Mayor's office:
City of Westlake (Mayor Dennis Clough) 440.871.3300
Westlake Police Department (Chief Richard Walling) 440.871.3311
email: Mayor Dennis Clough at pglauner@cityofwestlake.or
email: Chief Walling at westlakepolicedepartment@y
Council President:
Mr. Michael Killen at mkilleen@cityofwestlake.or
Council Members:
Mr. Kenneth Brady at kbrady@cityofwestlake.org
Mr. Mark Getsay at mgetsay@cityofwestlake.org
Mr. Edward Hack at ehack@cityofwestlake.org
Mr. James Connole at jconnole@cityofwestlake.or
Mr. Dennis Sullivan at dsullivan@cityofwestlake.o
Mr. Michael O'Donnell at modonnell@cityofwestlake.o
PROTEST Organized - The protest is to honor Callaway and as a community to show our support for his family and the tragedy they experienced.
City of Westlake (Mayor Dennis Clough) 440.871.3300
Westlake Police Department (Chief Richard Walling) 440.871.3311
email: Mayor Dennis Clough at pglauner@cityofwestlake.or
email: Chief Walling at westlakepolicedepartment@y
Council President:
Mr. Michael Killen at mkilleen@cityofwestlake.or
Council Members:
Mr. Kenneth Brady at kbrady@cityofwestlake.org
Mr. Mark Getsay at mgetsay@cityofwestlake.org
Mr. Edward Hack at ehack@cityofwestlake.org
Mr. James Connole at jconnole@cityofwestlake.or
Mr. Dennis Sullivan at dsullivan@cityofwestlake.o
Mr. Michael O'Donnell at modonnell@cityofwestlake.o
PROTEST Organized - The protest is to honor Callaway and as a community to show our support for his family and the tragedy they experienced.
Secondly, to show the city of Westlake they need to be held accountable for the actions perpetrated by one of their officers. The city needs to realize our dogs and cats are not just property but members of our family. Our animals need to be treated with respect and care from every department. The animal control department to the authorities in charge at city hall need to make a positive change for the animals.
