Council considers euthanasia ordinance after dog is shot

ANDERSON, SC (AP) — The Anderson County Council is taking the first step toward making it illegal for owners to euthanize their dogs after a boxer was shot, blinded and left to die.

The Anderson Independent-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/28Uqziz) the council voted unanimously Tuesday on the first reading of an ordinance that lays out stricter rules, including that a domesticated dog could only be euthanized by a veterinarian or a licensed euthanasia technician.

The move comes after a 2-year-old boxer named Amara was found Jan. 28 in Townville. Veterinarians discovered she had been shot in the head.

The owner said he shot the dog after she became aggressive toward his wife. He wasn’t charged.

The ordinance must be voted on two more times to become final. The earliest that could happen is likely in August.

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Information from: Anderson Independent-Mail, http://www.andersonsc.com

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