A legal challenge may be launched to stop the euthanasia of Max, a suspected Pit Bull puppy found in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. A council assessment confirmed Max as a Pit Bull type, leading to the potential for his execution under Breed Specific Legislation (BSL). However, animal campaigners and elected members have raised concerns over the council's handling of the assessment, alleging a lack of transparency and a potential 'cover up'.
A legal bid may be launched in a bid to stop Max the dog being put to sleep after an independent assessment established the puppy is a Pit Bull type breed.
However, the "abysmal" handling of appointing a third party assessor has caused animal campaigners and elected members concerns with fears of a council "cover up" to euthanise the dog. "I ask other councillors to reconsider my original proposal, in the hope that it isn’t too late. "This has been handled abysmally and is just absolutely terrible.”
She said: "The way the council is acting is causing considerable doubt of what is going on, it looks like there is a cover up. This is a PR disaster for the council who are using tax payers money and not providing the public with transparency on this. Everything signposts to a very sticky situation that the council has found themselves in.
"The council had indicated to councillors that they would work with us, though we have had limited communication from them. We went to the meeting with the council and we were told that they had already chosen a third party assessor, we were very disappointed. We asked who the assessor was, but the council would not tell us.
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