We can look at precedent to see how things might turn out in this situation.
A police K9 is property in the same sense. i.e. the dog is not a person, and lethal force can't be used to defend it.
In practice, it doesn't work out that way. Cops are taught to defend K9 units as if they were human officers. Courts and juries side with the arguments of the police on this.
A police K9 is property in the same sense. i.e. the dog is not a person, and lethal force can't be used to defend it.
In practice, it doesn't work out that way. Cops are taught to defend K9 units as if they were human officers. Courts and juries side with the arguments of the police on this.