On Australia, the Bourke Shire Rural Council in New South Wales, created controversy because it sacrificed the dogs that they would go to a shelter in another community, for fear that the Covid-19.
According to local media, the local authorities sacrificed dozens of dogs rescued with the justification of a possible transmission of the Covid-19 in the employees and volunteers of a shelter towards the inhabitants of the local indigenous communities.
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However, according to the norms of that normality, the sacrifice of the dogs violates an animal law, which indicates that an alternative should be considered, before euthanizing a confiscated animal.
If the sacrifice was not enough, the shelter volunteers were distraught over the killings of the dogs rescued by gunfire, sparking outrage from animal defense organizations.
Australian authorities investigate dog slaughter
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Despite the controversy over the sacrifice of the dogs the Bourke Shire government did not comment on the matter.
In contrast, the New South Wales Local Government Office reported examining the circumstances surrounding the slaughter of the dogs to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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In addition, he explained that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, local governments were asked to work hand in hand with those in charge of shelters and rescuers, always with prevention measures.
Local media explained that they often transfer dogs towards indigenous communities, but due to the emergence of cases of Covid-19, the town of Australia he feared outsiders would spread the disease across the county.
In addition, the fear of contagion among the local indigenous communities of Australia is that they suffer from comorbidities that would put their health at risk due to Covid-19.
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