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Dog sanctuary with 'no kill' policy defends decision to put down two dogs for biting

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READ MORE: Gunman kills 10 people and wounds 6 in ‘family dispute’ rampage before he’s shot dead Attention was drawn to the death of the dogs in a Facebook post which accused the sanctuary of a "selfish" and "heartless" decision in putting the dogs to sleep and questioning Eastleigh's commitment to its "no kill" policy.The post was shared more than 200 times and sparked anger among animal lovers, reports LancsLive.In response, the trustees said the decision to put Marty and Jack down was made by majority vote and done after a final attempt to get the dogs rehomed.They said: "Both of these dogs were in the care of Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary for several years."Over the years our animal welfare staff made numerous attempts to rehome them, unfortunately, all were unsuccessful in the main down to issues with both dogs biting.

Sadly, both Jack and Marty were very unpredictable in their behaviour."They continued to regularly bite the staff members who cared for them, to the point where some members of staff had become very uncomfortable and nervous being around them."No member of staff should be subject to being bitten at work on a regular basis.

Jack and Marty were not the cute, cuddly dogs that the pictures posted on social media would have people believe."Due to their unpredictable behaviour the Trustees and Staff made the decision that both dogs were unsuitable to be rehomed."Had Jack or Marty got loose they would have bitten.

How would members of the public feel if they came to visit the sanctuary, and they or a family member, child, grandchild, or friend had been bitten by either of these two dogs?"No doubt people would then have posted comments on social media accusing Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary of being.

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