Runaway New Zealand sniffer dog shot at Auckland airport

[Mosby]

A security sniffer dog that escaped from its lead and grounded flights at Auckland airport has been shot dead by police, triggering fury in New Zealand.

Authorities said the dog, called Grizz, could not be captured after it ran off. The incident grounded 16 flights and caused delays for several hours.

An airport official said the decision to shoot the dog was a last resort.

But it has been met with outrage, with many asking why the dog could not have been tranquilised instead.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39300220

He was a 10 month old puppy who wanted to play.

Fucking assholes.

[Tanuki]

1. A stockman with a lasso could have captured it safely.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. I hate crotch sniffing dogs, so embarrassing! Police: "You dog, lay down! BLAM! Good dog!"

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Someone made the decision that the dog was not worth the cost or risk to airport operations.

Being an pet owner, it's sad.


(I deal with stuff like this with sarcasm. It's my coping mechanism.)


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[RedWedge]

3. Aw, poor doggo. Unfortunately, tranquilizing is kind of a crapshoot and could just as easily

resulted in its death.

[Drahthaardogs]

4. No offense but at ten months old that dog should have recalled reliably.

Or he should have never been in that situation. This is the trainers fault. You don't put an unreliable dog on that situation

[Mosby]

5. It depends a lot on the breed

But even for most breeds 10 months old is too young for reliably following commands IMO.

[Drahthaardogs]

6. Then he should not have been in that situation

Trainer error