Woman says 10 dogs euthanized to comply with Yukon Supreme Court order
WHITEHORSE — The owner of a Yukon rescue operation says 10 dogs have been euthanized because no other option existed, but a lawyer maintains the animals should have been surrendered in compliance with a court order.
Shelley Cuthbert of Any Domesticated Animal Rescue and Boarding Kennels said the dogs were euthanized on her property and died in her arms last Thursday.
“I was backed into a corner, so I had no choice,” she said, adding the action was taken to comply with a Yukon Supreme Court order.
Cuthbert has been embroiled in a court battle with six neighbours in a rural area in Tagish. They filed a nuisance lawsuit over 50 to 60 dogs at the facility.