Several rescue dogs being kept in a pound while waiting to be saved by a shelter have been shot dead by a NSW council, apparently as part of their strategy to prevent COVID-19 spread.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Bourke Shire Council (in north west NSW) killed the rescue dogs to stop volunteers from an animal shelter in Cobar from travelling into the area. According to the Office of Local Government, the council did so as part of a strategy to prevent the potential spread of COVID through people travelling to rescue them.

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO STOP THIS & HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE HORRIFIC ACTIONS - BOURKE SHIRE COUNCIL & THE “ANIMAL SHELTER” KILLERS.