Neutering law unfair: breeder

A Brightwater dog breeder says plans to neuter menacing dogs are unfair and will not reduce dog attacks.
But Nelson and Tasman councils say government proposals could bring national consistency to dog control laws and improve their effectiveness.

Mark Elvines, who breeds a range of hunting dogs including the argentine dogo, which is classified as menacing, says proposals to tighten dog laws fail to address the more crucial issue of dog ownership.

In eight years of working with argentine dogos, Mr Elvines said he had never had an incident where a dog bit a person.

He said most dog attacks happened in urban areas and were the result of owners keeping the wrong breed in the wrong environment.

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