New Zealand Dog News

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May 11, 2009

Dogs killed after vicious attack


An Invercargill man armed with a metal bar saved the life of a pensioner being viciously attacked by two large dogs yesterday, a witness said.

Phillip Devery has been hailed a hero after rushing to the aid of a 70-year-old man who was being mauled by two dogs in O'Byrne St late yesterday morning.

It was the third dog attack in the city in the past month. MORE>>

What is going on in Invercargill.. or has the media just pinpointed some juicy stories. Of course, this is really disturbing that dogs are left unsocialised, under-exercised, and under-valued. What shall we do? If you look at the collar.. you'll see the stereotypical mentality of the dog owners.

Since the dog were seen attacking, the law says that you can shoot the dogs on sight /on site.


2 Comments:

  • At 8:06 a.m., Blogger Karen Batchelor said…

    You know I'm like a dog with a bone when it comes to BSL, but here is another example of owner ignorance and incompetence very nearly resulting in another death.
    The situation requires mass education on safe dog ownership including socialising through the critical periods, acceptable training methods, effective restraint and adequate exercise.
    Meantime, what can we do? We can only do what we have only ever been able to do and that is to deal with bad ownership on a case-by-case basis - irrespective of breed.
    Invercargill needs to keep things in perspective and remember that despite these 3 recent attacks, by far the majority of dog owners and their dogs are benign and there is no need to start baying for blood.
    According to ACC a dog a day puts someone in hospital in NZ, say 365 offenders a year. That is a miniscule percentage of the dog population in this country.
    As Janis Bradley says in her excellent book "Dogs Bite, But Balloons and Slippers are More Dangerous", you are 5 times more likely to be struck by lightening than killed by a dog in America.
    It's a whole lot less likely in NZ I'm picking.

     
  • At 8:55 p.m., Blogger Natalie's Life said…

    For those interested in reading Janis' book... it's online and can be order at the following link.

    http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/dogs-bite-(but-balloons-and-slippers-are-more-dangerous)/2768947

     

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