Several dogs rescued by a pound in New South Wales (NSW) were reportedly shot dead after the Bourke council decided volunteers from an animal shelter could not enter the town due to COVID restrictions. Since early August, the five dogs had been housed at a Bourke Shire Council pound—750km (466 miles) northwest of Sydney—with one birthing 10 pups. The dogs were euthanised to prevent volunteers from an animal shelter in Cobar—which is (160 km or 99 miles)—south Bourke from travelling to pick up the animals, according to the Office of Local Government (OLG). “OLG has been informed that the council decided to take this course of action to protect its employees and community, including vulnerable Aboriginal populations, from the risk of COVID-19 transmission,” a spokesman from the government agency told The Sydney Morning Herald. The OLG was investigating the matter to determine if any animal cruelty laws were broken. “Councils …
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