City officials opened an independent investigation into the Linda McNatt Animal Care & Adoption Center after 12-year-old Gunner died during his stay at the shelter. He was euthanized before his owner,

Denton's city manager has hired an outside firm to conduct an independent review of the city's Animal Services Department after a controversial decision to euthanize a family's dog. In a statement released Tuesday,

In a statement, a city spokesperson says the shelter manager was fired after they became aware of “misrepresentations made on her employment application and during a subsequent interview."