After a shelter worker mistakenly euthanized a family dog under temporary bite quarantine this week, Metro Animal Care and Control is stepping up efforts to create a better procedure for animal identification.
“We made a mistake with this dog and we’re heartbroken — heartbroken for the dog and the owner and, frankly, for the staff, because certainly everyone here is very committed,” MACC director Judy Ladebauche said in a statement to the press. She added that this was the first time such a mistake has been made during her 10 years at the shelter.
Read the full story at the WSMV News Channel 4 website.
Tags: animal control, dog, euthanasia, euthanize, judy ladebauche, macc, metro animal control, nashville
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