North Carolina animal shelter mistakenly euthanizes dog

PITT COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina animal shelter has modified its protocols after it mistakenly euthanized a girl’s canine.

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Future Daniels stated her 2-year-old canine, Kaos, was taken into custody by Pitt County Animal Companies on Jan. 22 and positioned on a 10-day chew quarantine, WITN-TV reported. As a substitute, the canine was euthanized, and Daniels desires some solutions.

“I’m not bringing residence an alive canine,” Daniels advised the tv station. “I’m bringing residence a chilly physique of a lifeless canine at this time.”

“Via human error, the proprietor’s want for the canine to be returned was incorrectly entered into the pc system,” the animal shelter stated in an announcement. “Animal Companies deeply regrets this incident and affords our honest apologies.”

Daniels stated she known as 911 on Jan. 22 after her 3-year-old niece was bitten whereas making an attempt to feed the canine, WITN reported. In line with protocol, Greenville Animal Protecting Companies stated that Kaos must stay in quarantine for 10 days. He was taken to the Pitt County Animal Shelter with the understanding that the canine can be returned to Daniels.

Shelter director Chad Singleton stated that though Animal Protecting Companies checked the field that said that Daniels needed her canine again, an worker didn’t enter that notation into the shelter’s pc community, WITN reported.

In its Fb put up, Pitt County Animal Companies stated that new guidelines would require that whatever the intentions listed on quarantine paperwork, shelter staff should contact the animal proprietor to confirm their intent for choosing up their pet.

“We remorse our mistake and thru improved procedures, intention to supply one of the best take care of all animals in our custody.”

Daniels, who has employed an lawyer, stated she desires some accountability.

“If my canine would’ve simply handed away by pure causes, that might’ve been OK with me,” Daniels advised WITN. “However I already know he was in there for 10 days, scared, not understanding anybody, and only for y’all to place him down …”