Diabolical Dog Catcher
This tropes signifies an animal control agent who enjoys his job a little too much. He gets a sick thrill out of capturing stray dogs, imprisoning them and even putting the poor things down.
See also Pounds Are Animal Prisons.
Examples of Diabolical Dog Catcher include:
Film
- Hotel For Dogs. The dog catchers seen throughout the film go about their job with sadistic glee. At one point, one of them says, "Who cares about a bunch of dumb dogs?"
Live-Action TV
- 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd features two dog catchers, both of whom go after their targets like a predator after prey. One of them even cackles maniacally while preparing to gas a stray.
Western Animation
- The second season of the original Pound Puppies series has the dog-hating Millicent Trueblood owning her own pound, and constantly trying to lock the Pound Puppies up in it.
- The dog catcher from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 episode "Life's Ruff".
- In one episode of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, the Monster of the Week is said to be the ghost of a cruel dog-catcher who loved nothing more than catching dogs. Turns out he's really a guy who made treats for the Doo Family trying to get a priceless collar from Scooby.