A Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) inspection of Invercargill City Council dog pound's euthanasia facilities has left it in the clear. The council had come in for significant criticism, both on ...

The American Veterinary Medical Association recognizes there could be monumental problems disposing carcasses from large ...

Invercargill City Council has suspended its use of bolt guns to euthanise dogs following a public outcry over the practice. The council earlier this month defended its use of the device, sometimes ...

Invercargill Council will only use lethal injection to destroy dangerous dogs while it reviews the use of captive bolt guns. Photo / File Invercargill Council will stop using the controversial captive ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries has approved Invercargill City Council's use of a controversial captive bolt gun to euthanise impounded dogs. Footage obtained by the Herald last week of an ...

An organisation which re-homes German Shepherd dogs has condemned the RSPCA's decision to put down 10 of the dogs using a captive bolt gun after their owner died. 31 August 2009 • 8:00am The RSPCA ...