Gatineau police put down a “dangerous” dog Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. at a home on Rue Jacques Cartier in the city’s La Baie neighbourhood.
“Due to the dangerous nature of this operation,” police were assisting the city’s animal control officers who were serving the dog’s owner a warrant to seize the animal.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“During the intervention, the dog was shot because of its aggressive behaviour and the danger to the people present,” police said in an email.Police said an evaluation of the dog was carried out following a previous complaint and an order was issued last June containing several obligations:have the animal vaccinatedSince the court order was issued, there were three other biting incidents, including another attack on a police officer, which prompted this morning’s seizure warrant.