SPCA outraged at dog deaths
The Southland Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals is also upset it was effectively used as a "death row for dogs" after the council housed the puppies in its kennels last week.
Council chief executive Richard King said the dogs were impounded last Tuesday after the mother was found barking at schoolchilden in Elles Rd as the pups wandered around unchecked.
The pups were given a lethal injection by animal control yesterday because the council considered rottweilers dangerous, Mr King said, despite them only being six weeks old.
However, the puppies mother, which was now classed as "menacing" by the council, was given back to its owners because they paid an $80 fee, he said.
It was also the opinion of the council's animal rangers that the puppies owners were not good owners, he said. MORE>>That's Invercargill's council for ya... remember the incident with Mr Watt from the council.. (google it on my blog). Remember that the Pound couldn't secure dogs? Someone 'broke in' and retreived the prisonned dog.
They are killing dogs that are POTENTIALLY dangerous ?! Hum... I guess every dog is potentially dangerous, so will they make that policy at their council?
Man 0 man... maybe the Council would like Ian Dunbar to come down and give them a talk. Dr Ian Dunbar will be visiting the country and will be giving talks in Auckland and Christchurch... but perhpas he'd need to have a bit of a session with the staff at the city council, who, I'm sure aren't qualified in understanding dog.
3 Comments:
At 1:14 p.m., Anonymous said…
perhaps the various regional branches of SPCA around the country would like to publish their euthanasia figures of impounded,seized and owner relinquished animals, as all councils must under the Local Govt legislation ? then we can all compare figures... yeah right!
At 1:21 p.m., Natalie's Life said…
The Interview with Tim Shadbot on TV One 7pm show said that Invercargill was killing 40 to 50% of all impounded dogs... compared to 11% in Dunedin, 20% 'ISH in chch, and some like this in Auckland. I posted the interview link on my blog to get the correct figures.
Perhpas they need to have free neutering/spaying in Invercargill... that might help their figures.
At 8:42 p.m., Blair Anderson said…
The ill-founded Invercargill puppy policy represents an escalation in breed specific prejudice, quite contrary to SPCA and the Companion Animal Council's guidelines. This makes Shadbolt's position untenable.
All that I have heard and read questions 'ethical belief'. Eating dogs and killing puppies went mainstream in the same week.
Absolute laws and regulations inform us badly.
And our kids have to listen to this hypocracy!
Breed Specific Legislation [BSL]has little evidence base to demonstrate that it protects anyone, whereas 'good homes and training' does.
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