A dog allegedly used by its owner to attack Railway Hotel bar staff and patrons on May 12 has been put down.
Grey District Council animal control officer Paula Kerr said the dog, a Staffordshire-type cross, was euthanised late last week with the consent of the owner.
William James Andrews (25) a recent arrival to Runanga from the Wellington area, is in prison awaiting his next court appearance on June 13 for several charges including using a dog to cause injury.
Ms Kerr said the dog had formerly been registered in Andrews' name while in the Hutt Valley, but it had more recently been registered in the name of his partner. Andrews' partner was fairly co-operative and had authorised the destruction.
"That's the main thing from our point of view, that this dog is no longer a risk out in the community," Ms Kerr said.
