A five-month-old puppy named Max is facing euthanasia after being classified as a pitbull type by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council. Dog lovers are outraged and demanding the council reconsider its decision, highlighting Max's young age and the possibility of alternative solutions.
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is facing calls from 'an army' of worried dog lovers who are pleading for them not to put down a five-month-old puppy called Max. Earlier this month, the stray pup was brought to a Co Down vets after being found in the Dundonald area before being looked after in a temporary home for a couple of days.
After being admitted to the pound, Max was collected by dog wardens who took measurements of the dog before it was returned with a foster home for Max being lined up for the following week. A few days later dog wardens removed the dog from the pound in order to take further measurements of the animal and it was deemed that Max was a pitbull type dog and would be scheduled to be put down. The news has sparked widespread outrage among dog lovers in Northern Ireland who have been calling for Max to be saved and given a chance to live his life with a family that loves him. Speaking to Belfast Live, Zara Duncan, who was one of a number of households prepared to foster Max said: 'It is heartbreaking that a healthy young puppy is at risk of being put down by Lisburn and Castlereagh Council and it feels like they have not even tried to give him a chance to live with a family that will love and take care of him. 'This decision seems to have been made on the basis of measurements that could easily apply to any other cross-breed dog and at a time when Max is still too young for these measurements to have been taken properly as he is not nine months old yet and still just a puppy. 'Vets that have cared for Max and those at the rescue centre who have been with him can testify to his character and have called on the council not to go through with this decision
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