More than 100 dogs put down by council

More than 100 dogs have been destroyed by Dundee City Council in the last five years.

Despite the statistics, the Scottish SPCA has said there is no need to reintroduce compulsory dog licences.

A freedom of information request revealed that 108 dogs have been put down by the local authority since 2012.

A council spokesman said most had been terminated because the dogs had bitten. “The majority of dogs put to sleep have been signed over by the owners as they have been aggressive and bitten,” he said.

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