While I can't with certainty say the following is true or not, with all the horror people are being subjected to in Australia, this in no way would surprise me if so.

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The Australian government have begun executing rescue dogs in an attempt to prevent members of the public from traveling to pick them up and potentially ‘spreading Covid.’

Yes, really.

According to shocking reports, the Bourke Shire Council killed a number of dogs last week to prevent volunteers travelling from a shelter in Cobar, in central western NSW, to pick them up.

The executions were immediately slammed by animal activists and members of the public which prompted intervention from the council’s watchdog, the NSW Office of Local Government.

Dailymail.co.uk reports: The OLG said its investigation will find out whether ‘companion dog or cruelty prevention laws’ were broken, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

‘OLG has been informed that the council decided to take this course of action to protect its employees and community, including vulnerable Aboriginal populations, from the risk of Covid-19 transmission,’ it said.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Bourke Shire Council for comment, and the Rural Outback Respite/Rescue, the shelter where the animals were due to be transported to and cared for by volunteers.

A source familiar with the agreement said the volunteers at the rescue shelter are distraught and had organised Covid-safe practices to care for the animals, one of which was a new mother.

According to NSW Health, there are no active cases in Cobar, but there are nine in Bourke, four of which are mystery cases.

Covid-19 particles were detected in Cobar’s sewage system on Friday at a plant that services around 4,000 people.

NSW Health said these detections were of ‘particular concern’ and asked residents to self-monitor for any onset symptoms of the virus.

Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock, who has previously been peppered with questions in Parliament over the shooting of animals in shelters, did not comment.

Cont;

https://newspunch.com/terrified-rescue-dogs-shot-dead-by-australian-govt-due-to-covid-restrictions/

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Fox.