Kapiti Coast District Council agrees a dog put down for his bad behaviour, was let down by his owner.

Beau the dog has been destroyed, after a court ruled he was a danger to the community, and should be destroyed.

Mayor Ross Church says it's a sad case, as the council has laws that deal with unsafe dogs, not their owners.

"So the owners are responsible for this. They've let this dog get to this point, but now our laws mean that we have to look after the community and the way we do that is to protect them from nasty dogs."