Airport security dog shot by police in New Zealand

[Catherine]

Another strange thing: the article says that the airport "ordered" the police to shoot the dog. Surely, a civil airport cannot order the police to do anything?

That is a good point.
Of course the police are standing behind the statement because they don't want to take the public outrage over the shooting.

The dog was harmless and in fact a specially trained dog. How could they not catch him? Also he wasn't on the runways so at least some flights could have gone out. It was cheaper and faster and easier to kill the dog. The dog was considered unimportant and his life, disposable. The sad fact that the dog was only there because he was part of airport security makes it worse.

Yes, I saw this on the BBC News website; it has made headlines everywhere. I was going to post about it, but didn't have time. You beat me to it, Catherine.

This is a first. I am time zone challenged and you get to stories before I even get up in the morning.