Feeling the bite of dog attacks

Prosecutions against dog owners by the Manukau City Council have surged. Dog attacks on people and animals feature prominently in court cases.

Well in Chch, courts are full of stupid fines, like letting your dog pee on a neighbours fence unsupervised!! And the dog pound people prosecute you without a fair hearing... courts are filling up to be heard!

The council took 75 dog control prosecutions to Manukau District Court in June, compared with 55 in May and 28 in April. Of the June cases, 34 were for dogs attacking people, three involving serious injury. Nineteen cases were dogs attacking another animal.

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"It's alarming that some people are still not getting the basics of dog control right," he says.

That's the problem with dog behind high fences and short leads. unsocialised dogs

"Those horrific experiences don't need to happen if dog owners adhere to the basics.

"Supervise children near dogs, contain your dog on your property and don't assume a dog is under control simply because it's on a lead."

so what they are saying is that dog training and dog education is the best prevention,... so why don't they say it in black and white?