Canberra pound euthanized lost dog

[Guest crazydoglady99]

Oh dear. I bet there was a lot more to the story.

 

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/the-beloved-pet-dog-a-vet-was-ordered-to-kill-after-just-one-day-missing/news-story/bec3a237700828d9372f5a4faf359151

[PossumCorner]

Oh yes - the vet being 'ordered' seems odd terminology too, would not the vet have been part of the decision process?  Sad all round though.

 

[RuralPug]

Actually if what the article says is true about both her eyes being ruptured untreated and her coat being severely matted together with her owner not updating her microchip details, there is possibly even a case for cruelty against the owner.

In those circumstances it may have been kinder to put her down on the spot rather than hope her uncontactable owner would cover the emergency vet work that was required. Could it have been should we let her continue to suffer for the minimum impound time and likely have no owner come forward or give her peace now? 

I'm just glad that I am not the one who had to make that decision.

[Diva]

8 hours ago, PossumCorner said:

Oh yes - the vet being 'ordered' seems odd terminology too, would not the vet have been part of the decision process?  Sad all round though.

 

One report said there are emails from vet staff saying they initially refused to put the dog down because they didn’t think euthanasia was warranted, and the govt official then became insistent. 

 

Canberra Times

Edited June 20, 2018 by Diva