Diabolical Dog Catcher

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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

• One Hundred 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.