Is killing a police dog an assault on a police officer?

Killing a police dog is not assaulting a police officer. But the consequence is:

1. Because police dogs are used by police organs for certain policing purposes, intentional killing of police dogs constitutes a crime of obstructing official duties, and intentional injury to police dogs is a crime of obstructing official duties by violent means;

2. It is clearly stipulated that whoever obstructs a state functionary from performing his duties according to law by violence or threat shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine.

How to sue for killing a police dog and obstructing official duties?

1. When filing a case to accept the plaintiff's lawsuit to the court, it shall submit the complaint and relevant evidence materials, and submit the complaint and evidence copies according to the number of defendants. Those who meet the conditions for prosecution shall file a case within seven days and notify the parties concerned. Those who do not meet the conditions for prosecution shall make a ruling within seven days and will not be accepted. If the plaintiff refuses to accept the ruling, he may file a complaint.

2. The pretrial court shall, within five days after accepting the case, serve the defendant with a copy of the complaint, a notice of responding to the lawsuit, a notice of litigation rights and obligations, a notice of proof and a summons for opening the court session. After the defendant responded to the lawsuit, he served a court summons on the plaintiff. While summoning both parties according to law, the court should make all kinds of preparations for the hearing;

3. When the court is in session, the clerk first announces the court discipline, and the judge finds out the appearance of the parties and asks whether the parties apply for withdrawal.

Legal basis: Article 277 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Whoever attacks a police officer who obstructs a state functionary from performing his duties according to law by violence or threats shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine.

Whoever obstructs deputies to the National People's Congress and local people's congresses at various levels from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

In natural disasters and emergencies, those who obstruct Red Cross staff from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph.

Whoever intentionally obstructs a state security organ or a public security organ from performing the tasks of state security according to law without resorting to violence or threats and causing serious consequences shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph.

Whoever violently attacks the people's police who perform their duties according to law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; Whoever causes accidents by using guns, controlled knives or driving a motor vehicle, which seriously endangers personal safety, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.