Council which shot dead 15 rescue dogs and puppies in cruel is CLEARED of ...
Council which shot dead 15 rescue dogs and puppies in cruel overreaction to Covid rules is CLEARED of wrongdoing Bourke Shire Council shot dead 15 dogs last month, left many people horrified The region, in north-west NSW, was experiencing spike in Covid case numbers RSPCA NSW and Office of Local Government found no laws had been breached
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A council which shot dead 15 rescue dogs - including 10 puppies - due to Covid restrictions last month has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Investigations by RSPCA NSW and the Office of Local Government concluded the conduct of Bourke Shire Council, in NSW's north-west, was legal and that no animal cruelty laws had been breached.
Animal Liberation representative Lisa Ryan labelled the outcome from RSPCA NSW 'disappointing, but not surprising' before adding the current rules in place for shooting animals should be urgently amended.
In an incident which caused national outrage, the council destroyed the impounded pooches to stop a volunteer from a nearby LGA collecting them.
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