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The officers pursued the dogs on Christmas Day, but were unable to catch up and eventually lost sight of them, council head of regulatory compliance Tracey Weston said. She said Rutherford’s camera footage was insufficient to positively identify the offending dogs and without identification, the authority did not have the ability to pursue enforcement.
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Rutherford s black cat Slinky was killed by the two roaming dogs almost two months ago. The investigation was closed and would be re-opened if any new information came to light, Weston said. Rutherford said she was “shocked” at the decision, given the seriousness of the attacks and the risk the dogs still posed.
That hardly made a dent in the more than 40,000 registered dogs in the city. The council cannot order a dog be put down (only the courts can), but the council does have the power to dispose of dogs that have been impounded and remained unclaimed for seven days, or that are not suitable for adoption.
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Kathryn Rutherford s dog, Soula, was put down in July 2020 after biting a toddler in the face. When the number of dogs being destroyed are compared to the number of attacks reported to the council, it is clear only a small portion of dogs involved in attacks end up being destroyed.