One Dallas Animal Services worker has been fired and another was suspended for two days without pay after four dogs wrongly were euthanized.
A city statement Thursday said the workers should have used more prudence in the documentation and record verification process.
The dogs were euthanized Dec. 30, about two days after arriving at the shelter following their removal from a person hoarding animals in Dallas. The dogs were among more than two dozen found being housed in pens made out of pizza boxes.
Rescuers had asked the shelter to keep the four dogs for a few days so volunteers could find homes for the animals. Volunteers believed they were assured of having more time to find homes for the dogs before the canines faced being put down.
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