Officer allegedly killed seven dogs during an animal welfare check at home while the family was out for dinner

A Tennessee police officer allegedly shot and killed seven dogs with a gun during an animal welfare check while their caretakers were out to dinner.

Connor Brackin, the now-former McNairy County sheriff’s deputy, responded to the home in Bethel Springs, Tenn., on Nov. 4 after a call to check on the dogs. according to Atlanta News First.

When Brackin arrived, authorities say he opened fire on the poor pups for no apparent reason.

The dogs’ owners, Kevin Dismuke and his wife, were out to dinner. according to Fox 13 Memphis.

The couple says when they got home from dinner, they found three of their dogs dead inside their home and another four dead outside, according to that report.

“To get out of your car with a .223 caliber rifle and shoot through my damn house,” Dismuke told the outlet in disbelief.

The apoplectic dog dad said someone called the police reporting malnourished pets in an abandoned house

“I don’t know where they get the idea that they are malnourished or abandoned,” he told Fox 13.

‘Why he stopped and did what he did, I have no answer. I will never have an answer for it,” Dismuke said.

A warrant was issued Tuesday and the alleged dog killer turned himself in Wednesday, the report said. He was released on bail.

According to the sheriff’s office, Brackin had been on the job for less than a month at the time of the murders.

He was dismissed from his position and charged with seven counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and eight counts of reckless endangerment.