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June 20, 2006

Dog ownership ban after sheep attacked

Timaru- The Usk Street owner of one of the dogs involved in an attack on sheep in Pages Road last month has been banned from owning a dog for five years.
Two dogs – a german shepherd and a bull mastiff-type – were involved in the attack, which resulted in at least a dozen sheep having to be destroyed.

Timaru District Council environmental health manager David Vince said yesterday the owner of the bull mastiff-type dog had received fines of $400 for failing to keep his dog under control, and failing to keep his dog confined.

That person had voluntarily agreed to be considered the equivalent of a probationary dog owner, disqualifying himself from owning a dog for a year. (...)

Mr Vince said the infringement fines imposed on the owners were comparable to fines imposed by the courts in similar cases.

"So the outcome is the same, without the cost to the council of a prosecution."
The farmers who owned the sheep involved in the attack had been consulted and Mr Vince said they had indicated they were comfortable with the action taken.

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