Council euthanises dogs involved in fatal mauling of meter reader at Logan
Two dogs that mauled an electrical contractor to death in a yard south of Brisbane have been put down.
The two animals, a bandog-bullmastiff cross and a Rhodesian ridgeback cross, attacked and killed 41-year-old Kane Minion at a home in Greenbank on Saturday.
Minion, who entered the property to read an electricity meter, died at the scene and the dogs were seized by Logan City Council.
The council has confirmed that both dogs were killed on Tuesday after a police investigation into the incident, which is the first involving either animal.
āBoth were registered with council. Neither dog was on any list of regulated menacing or dangerous dogs,ā a spokesperson told AAP on Thursday morning.
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āEarlier this week, the owners of the dogs legally surrendered the animals to council to allow the matter to be dealt with in the best interest of public safety.
āOn Tuesday, after advice that Queensland Police Service had completed the relevant part of its investigation, the dogs were swiftly and humanely euthanised.ā
Logan Council said it hadĀ zero-tolerance for dogs that act, or might be kept in a way, that could ācompromise community safetyā and said itās campaigning for tougher dangerous dogs laws.
The council also offered its sympathy to Minionās loved ones.
āLogan City Councilās heartfelt thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the victim and others who may have been impacted by the tragic incident at Greenbank last weekend,ā the spokesperson added.
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