Hi DrusillaIS, it's not a matter of animal welfare, which is why I made my point about meat eaters. I am a meat eater, the animal that provides the meat I eat is killed according to a legal process which minimises pain and suffering.
From the facts i ahev ascertained from the media stories, this man is killing dogs in precisely the same way - with no pain or suffering. So, in my view, to get in a state about a man who dispatches dogs in this manner, while continuing to eat meat from an animal that was killed in the same way, is hypocrycy.
I think I was a little vague in refering to 'ill treatment of animals' which, as you quite rightly point out, is a separate issue.
The point I wished to make is that any meat eater complaining about the way tese dogs were disposed of is, in fact, a hipocryte.
Sorry if i didn't make my point clearly - i am against animal cruelty as much as anyone, but the way in which these dogs were destroyed does not appear to be 'cruel' - the reasons why they are destroyed is a different issue entirely - and separate from the actions of the man in the news story.