Attacker dog to be destroyed after worrying sheep

Three sheep were mauled to death, one was so badly ripped up it was put down and a fifth ran away after the frenzied attack on Gillings Lane last Thursday. Two dogs were spotted eating the sheep by a witness at 3.30am.

Kaikoura District Council dog control officer Murray Devine said investigations were continuing into the whereabouts of the second dog which he believed to be a german shepherd cross. The dog which has been located is a siberian husky and will be put down.

The owners came forward after finding out what their pet had been up to and were distraught about the situation, he said. Mr Devine appreciated their responsibility and honesty.

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Mr Devine said every dog had an instinct waiting to come out and the running of sheep around a paddock would have proved too much for the animals who might not have been used to being around sheep.

The owner of the unidentified dog would have had a fair idea their dogs had been out attacking sheep as the dogs had put their muzzles into the stomachs and they would have reeked of lanoline and fresh blood, he said.

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