Rescue dogs shot dead by NSW council due to COVID-19 restrictions

By News on the Net -- Sydney Morning Herald —— Bio and Archives August 23, 2021

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Several impounded dogs due to be rescued by a shelter have instead been shot dead by a rural council in NSW under its interpretation of COVID-19 restrictions, alarming animal activists and prompting a government probe. Bourke Shire Council, in the state’s north-west, killed the dogs to prevent volunteers at a Cobar-based animal shelter from travelling to pick up the animals last week, according to council’s watchdog, the Office of Local Government.-- More...