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September 17, 2006

Man fined for starving dog, lying over fees

16 September 2006
A Hamilton man who tried to avoid paying dog registration fees by saying his dogs were in Ngaruawahia –- where fees are cheaper –- has been fined more than $3500.

He has also been punished for starving them.

In the Hamilton District Court yesterday, Basil Matika, 44, admitted three charges of not registering a dog and one each of making a false registration application, keeping a dog without a permit and failing to provide care for a dog. With a name like that, well..

Judge Denise Clark said Matika, of Hamilton, realised dog registration fees were cheaper in the Waikato, so he lied, saying the dogs lived in Ngaruawahia.

Lawyer Ted Walsh said Matika was adamant he would not starve the animals but Hamilton City Council dog control officers found them with ribs protruding, dirty and injured. I wonder what the man thinks 'starving' means !!

Mr Walsh said Matika made his children feed the dogs but this had not been done. One dog was sick and had to be put down. MORE>>

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