We value the opinions of our readers . . . Feel free to post a comment below.A SWAN Point father is outraged after his family's beloved dogs were shot in the head by a West Tamar Council officer.But the council is refusing to back down, saying that the dogs attacked a police officer and were destroyed as a result.Bruce Evans returned home late last month with his pregnant wife Elisa and two-year-old son Ben to find their two pure-bred Siberian huskies and border collie missing from their electric-fenced enclosure.The former Queenslanders were so traumatised by what they believe happened next that they have been unable to speak out about the incident until now."We drove around looking for our dogs, because they'd never got out before, and eventually someone suggested we call the police," Mr Evans said."When we did so, we were told that Thor and Karma had been destroyed."Mrs Evans said the dogs had gone down the driveway of a neighbour who kept goats, justifiably causing her to become concerned and call the police.The police officer arrived at the property and pepper-sprayed the three dogs when they ran up to her vehicle, Mr Evans said.The police have confirmed this was the case but allege that the dogs were attacking the officer."Then the West Tamar Council's animal control officer drove up the road as the dogs were running away, blinded, and got them to jump in the back of his vehicle," Mr Evans said.The officer took the three dogs to another location and shot the two huskies in the head before putting them in a council pit filled with lime."I rang him and he said we couldn't have their bodies because he'd already disposed of them," Mr Evans said."He said didn't shoot Josie (the border collie) because he `felt sorry for her'."Mr Evans said he was not allowed to pick up Josie until the next day and when he did, she was still temporarily blinded from the pepper spray and had not received any veterinary attention."We've never had any problem with any of our dogs showing any sign of viciousness in the past, either towards humans or animals," he said.Mr and Mrs Evans said that while the dogs were not registered, all three been micro-chipped and were friendly, loving family pets, trusted with their toddler.Thor and Karma were killed only a few hours after they escaped.No attempt was made to contact the dogs' owners before they were shot, but West Tamar Council development manager Rolph Vos said this was because the dogs were unregistered."The animal control officer had no reason to believe the dogs were microchipped ..." Mr Vos told The Examiner."An aggressive dog which has and is behaving in the manner in which these dogs were is not likely to stand still and allow a person to scan for a microchip."Mr Vos said the dogs were scanned after being shot and no microchip was found in either dog.But the Evanses' described that as "rubbish"."They may have Thor and Karma's bodies, but we've got the documentation proving they were microchipped," Mr Evans said. "This is just another excuse for their callous mishandling of the entire situation."Mrs Evans said: "We've put our house on the market and we're leaving - we can't bear to be here anymore with the memories of two dogs we considered family members."Our neighbours, everyone we've told, they're disgusted and shocked beyond belief. We want to warn everyone that if your animal's unregistered and escapes, this could happen to you."