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,

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,

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."