Invercargill City Council will stop using the controversial captive bolt gun to euthanise dogs while it consults the community about its practices around rehoming and euthanising ill-tempered canines. The council has come under fire for using a captive bolt gun to euthanise dogs after footage emerged two weeks ago of a dog being shot in the head with the gun by a council animal control officer. The council voted today to only use the lethal injection to put dogs down while it sets up a community engagement panel. Invercargill City Council chief executive Richard King previously defended the council's use of the guns saying it was humane and safer for dogs and staff. The council aimed to rehome dogs with good temperament and only destroyed menacing and dangerous dogs.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 26, 2017 07:30 UTC