Winston Peters: Childhood can be dog's life
New Zealand needs to change its attitude to children.
How different would our results be if we exhibited the same concern for having and raising children as we do for having and raising dogs?
To be a parent in New Zealand there are but two requirements: consenting adults, both 16 years or older at the time of conception.
In contrast, most cities in New Zealand have an average of 16 legal requirements for owning two or more dogs. Sixteen laws for dogs, 16 years of age for mothers and fathers. There is so much irony in this, it begins to feel like an Alanis Morrisette song.
Here are just a few of the rules to own two or more dogs.
The owner is given a background check to.... MORE>>
How different would our results be if we exhibited the same concern for having and raising children as we do for having and raising dogs?
To be a parent in New Zealand there are but two requirements: consenting adults, both 16 years or older at the time of conception.
In contrast, most cities in New Zealand have an average of 16 legal requirements for owning two or more dogs. Sixteen laws for dogs, 16 years of age for mothers and fathers. There is so much irony in this, it begins to feel like an Alanis Morrisette song.
Here are just a few of the rules to own two or more dogs.
The owner is given a background check to.... MORE>>
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