UPDATE: MNR Catches Dogs

[last5oh_302]

Well based on that reasoning all dogs should be euthanized then. Some even chase squirrels and have other dog aggression!

Based on what info there is these dogs sound perfectly adoptable.

[trkyhntr21]

Well based on that reasoning all dogs should be euthanized then. Some even chase squirrels and have other dog aggression!

Based on what info there is these dogs sound perfectly adoptable.

Just stating my opinion agree or not it's your choice.
Maybe you can adopt the two dogs and save yourself from spending all that money on that pup your getting and give them a good home its a win win.

[last5oh_302]

Just stating my opinion agree or not it's your choice.
Maybe you can adopt the two dogs and save yourself from spending all that money on that pup your getting and give them a good home its a win win.

No way, they're too vicious!

I've done the adoption route and my money is already down on this pup, if I ever get it.

[finsfurfeathers]

Why? Because they supposedly attacked wildlife? They aren't people aggressive and they just did what normal dogs do that are left alone to run free. They do have to eat.

So the argument for the coyote hunt is that they are hurting the deer yet feral dogs get a bye don't see the logic.

[last5oh_302]

So the argument for the coyote hunt is that they are hurting the deer yet feral dogs get a bye don't see the logic.

You don't see the difference between coyotes and domestic dogs with collars?

Sorry, can't help ya there.

[terrym]

Nobody here is saying they are happy about these two dogs being destroyed but unless the owners man up and pay the fines then these dogs will be put down. Animal shelters have limited space and funding. They only feed those that are most likely to be adopted. These two deer killers aren't what most people look for in a pet.

[finsfurfeathers]

With the limited resources available to the MNR the most cost effective method to deal with this problem is to put these feral dogs down. Now if there are some bleeding hearts out there I encourage you to get them and on your dime rehab and rehome them.

[last5oh_302]

Well if the MNR had caught them in the act of killing a deer then I guess they would've been fair game. That however isn't the case.

[finsfurfeathers]

Enough that they where at large harassing wildlife. Got too treat them as an invasive species. Don't think feral dogs are under the protection of being innocent till proven guilty beyond all reasonable doubt.

[welsh]

Nobody here is saying they are happy about these two dogs being destroyed but unless the owners man up and pay the fines then these dogs will be put down.

What's the basis for that?

If the owners are identified then the dogs, which are their property, will have to be returned unless they can be confiscated on the basis of neglect or cruelty, under the SPCA's authority. There is no authority in the FWCA AFAIK to confiscate a dog or put it down. Where it says in the article that the dogs' future depends on the MNR, that's because the dogs are part of an investigation and the MNR wants to find the owners. The owners will have to pay any fines, regardless; the dogs' future does not depend on their ability or willingness to pay.

If the owners are not identified, the dogs can be put up for adoption, unless (as trkyhntr21 points out) they are not adoptable.

With the limited resources available to the MNR the most cost effective method to deal with this problem is to put these feral dogs down.

These dogs are not in the care of the MNR, and MNR resources have nothing to do with it. They are in the care of the local Humane Society.