A Vermont village has voted to eliminate the position of a K-9 officer due to budgetary concerns.
The Bellows Falls Village Board of Trustees voted 3-2 Tuesday to lay off the 7-year-old Belgian Malinois named Caesar.
The Brattleboro Reformer reports that trustee James McAuliffe says that the dog is too much of a commitment for a village of 3,000 people.
Acting Police Chief David Bemis said the department had raised money from the community to cover veterinarian care and food.
Municipal Manager Wendy Harrison confirmed that over $10,000 had been donated for Caesar since 2014.
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