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Northside ISD declined $7K surgery for police K9 Donna. Hours later, she was euthanized. — Photo: KSAT 12

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Northside ISD declined $7K surgery for police K9 Donna. Hours later, she was euthanized.

Northside ISD declined to authorize a $7,000 surgery for police K9 Donna, leading to the dog's euthanization, prompting an investigation into the district's decision-making process.

By Daniela Ibarra, Eddie Latigo, Maurilio Cruz·1 hr ago

A $7,000 dollar surgery could have allowed a Northside ISD police K9 to continue working.

Instead, records reveal the district's police chief made the decision to euthanize Donna, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois.

A tip led KSAT Investigates to uncover key details about Donna's final days that the district initially blacked out of public records.

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