Euthanasia

Dayton shows way in shelter reform; animal resource center becomes model

By JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER DAYTON — The list of problems at the county dog pound kept growing. Among the standouts: an old facility crowded with stacks of broken cages, inhumane treatment of the injured and sick, and euthanasia practices reported by the local newspaper as “harsh and sometimes seemingly arbitrary.” Before long, county officials had a clamoring chorus of critics — pet owners ...