Dangerous dogs stolen from pound

Two dogs which attacked an elderly woman who was delivering pamphlets in Invercargill last week have been stolen from the city's pound.

The woman was not seriously injured.

The dogs were seized and taken to the Invercargill City Council pound on Saturday night, but were taken by thieves who broke into the complex.

City Council spokesman William Watt says the mastiffs were the only dogs taken in the break in. He says members of the public need to realise the dogs are dangerous if uncontrolled. He says any information about the location of the animals should be passed on to police straight away.