Provision of personal and public safety by a police officer when attacked by a dog per person

This article discusses the most necessary recommendations for the actions of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation in conditions requiring the dog to be neutralized for personal safety or to ensure the safety of citizens. Since the problem of stray dogs remains relevant for a long time, police officers need to improve the skills of self-defense and protection of the civilian population, to know the vulnerable places of the animal for timely impact on them. The article also talks about the need to use logic and ingenuity in the process of neutralization of the dog for the greatest effectiveness of the impact on the animal. The article examines the legal norm that enshrines the right to use firearms by an employee of the internal affairs bodies to neutralize an animal that poses a danger to life and health.