Steven Seagal and Sheriff Joe Arpaio Dispute Puppycide and sue for $25 000

Steven Seagal is being sued for allegedly killing a puppy, according to a report.According to orange news, the action star is alleged to have killed the dog during filming of his reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman, in which he appears as a deputy sheriff.

TMZ reports that the owner of the pet, Jesus Llovera, is demanding $25 000 in compensation and a written apology after Seagal burst into his home to hunt down an illegal cockfighting ring.

Llovera claims that during the raid deputies shot and killed his 11-month-old pet.Llovera said the raid on his home was unwarranted and that he only raises birds “for show”, TMZ reported.

Seagal has reportedly issued a vehement denial, saying: “I've been called a lot of things in my career, some of them not so kind. But to be labelled an animal abuser is beyond the pale and that is simply a role I will not accept.”Officers also deny killing the dog, the report said.

Seagal captained a SWAT tank to lead dozens of officers in riot gear as they first set off explosives as a distraction, then knocked down Llovera’s fence and a surrounding wall, blew out the windows in his house, swarmed his family living room, and killed the approximately 100 or so chickens they found on the property.

Caught in the fray, according to Llovera, was his family’s 11-month-old puppy, which Llovera claims was shot by police. After being presented with a notice outlining those events, as well as Llovera’s intention to file a lawsuit for the damages and demand for a written apology from Seagal to his children for the death of their puppy, both Seagal and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio—the star of his own mental maverick detective show where he probably imagines himself as the spitting image of James Garner have responded that the claim is “without merit,” with Seagal adding that he is “outraged.”

Still, Arpaio and Seagal haven’t actually disputed anything related to the excessiveness of the raid or the resulting property damage only the dog-slaughter charge, to which Arpaio responded, “If my deputies or posse man Seagal for that matter had done something so awful like shooting a family dog, then where are the photos to prove it?” Of course, Llovera’s attorney pointed out that the letter does not explicitly accuse Seagal of personally shooting his dog, only that he wants an apology for orchestrating the events that led to his dog being killed in the ensuing destruction, all so Seagal’s reality TV show would have a properly exciting Arizona episode. But yeah, if Llovera really wanted that apology, why didn’t he think to take a photo of his murdered, bleeding puppy? That’s Arpaio’s posse man he’s slandering!