A BALLARAT family has been left distraught after the RSPCA mistakenly euthanised  its pet dog. 

Janelle Cassar said her family was devastated when its beloved American bulldog Molly was wrongly euthanised after it had been captured by a City of Ballarat ranger following an alleged attack on a Maltese shitzu cross in July.

As if one mistake wasn’t enough for the family, a second pet dog, Winston, a boxer, was mistakenly desexed in the same week.

WEATHER

Mostly cloudy. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. No rain - hopefully!

POLICE

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FIRE

Fire crews responded to the four car smash on Eureka street yesterday.

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ON THE AGENDA

Today we head down to the MCG to cover St Pats making a tilt at a fifth straight Herald Sun Shield.