Roaming dogs face crackdown

Truant dogs are a problem in Palmerston North and the city council is cracking down on unregistered animals.

Really? I saw one today. It doesn't look like they are...
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Mrs Tanguay (Mayor) said she personally believed that it was owners who should be registered; that people should have a licence to own a dog.

"It should be a privilege to own a dog and (you must) have it under control."

Can we also have these rules for humans too! I'm sick of seeing out of control teenagers, drunk, causing harm...

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* The story of the little Jack Russell who took on two larger and stronger dogs has captured the hearts of people around the world because it was a David and Goliath battle, says a senior psychology lecturer.

George took on the two dogs to save five children from being mauled in the Taranaki town of Manaia on Sunday.

The story has appeared on more than 300 websites around the world.

A woman savaged and killed by a pitbull and a staffordshire-cross while out walking in her home town of Murupara last month didn't create such a worldwide stir.

That's not really surprising, is it? We get that all the time. We see actresses go to jail, or do community service, and the whole world knows... That's the media for you.