Comfort for dog attack victim

Robert Webb, chairman of the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, comforts a female North Island brown kiwi, which was attacked by a dog in Hukerenui last week.

Mr Webb says dog owners need to be aware dogs can smell kiwi from 100 metres away and it is "just nature" for them to attack.
Kiwi's soft bellies are particularly vulnerable to attacks, he says, but this one was lucky because the dog was a small foxy.

He hopes the kiwi, aged about six years, will be released shortly, in time for breeding. MORE>>