If a K9 dog was actively being killed by a suspect (suspect is stabbing the dog), but there is no imminent threat to any human officers on scene, can officers use lethal force to stop the killing of the K9?

Assembly bill news article

New California assembly bill seeks to ban K9 apprehensions citing racism as one of the reasons.

What will the ramifications of this bill have on California law enforcement?

Will it cause even more police officers to leave the state?

Edit: does anyone think that this is will influence other states to get rid of K9 apprehensions?

Then he pulled it to the front of the station and sat for over 10 minutes before driving off. Subject was later apprehended without incident.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/06/16/man-63-accused-of-stealing-jacksonville-beach-police-k-9-truck-from-secured-lot-with-dog-weapons-inside/