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After a class on juggling, children clowning around during the school holiday programme included (back from left): Hunter Kee, Ava Venn, Kalani Muirhead, Georgie Gillespie, Lily King and Thomas Duberly, (middle from left): Briah Sinclair, Lily Ashe, Saffron Millar, Ty Muirhead and Reuben Collet, (front from left): Oscar Goodwin, Hunter Tuck, Lily Wilson and Skye Anderson.
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Dog attack on pet sheep Tim Brewster
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A large dog suspected of attacking five pet sheep resulting in their deaths is being quarantined while the owners decide its fate. The owner of the sheep, Andrew Penniket, said they were “brutally attacked” last Wednesday night on their Studholme Road property. “People need to know the other side of their pet,” Andrew said. His sheep were ten to 12-years-old and “big, strong, healthy animals,” which would have required an extremely vicious attack to do the damage he found, he said. Andrew found one of the family’s five pet sheep dead and the other four so badly mangled he had to put them down. He posted a sign on Mount Aspiring Road asking residents if they knew
where their dogs were on Wednesday night, reinforced by the sight of one of the dead animals nearby. Andrew was then approached by a resident wholiveslocallywhoisthe owner of a large dog who
much loved family pets, three of whom, Basil, Daphne and Jasper are pictured here in happier times, Andrew has had to pay for a digger to bury them because of their large size. He left
remained a private matter was unable to comment. Ifchargesarelaidhowever the law is quite clear, he said. According to the Dog Control Act 1996, if a court is satisfied that a dog has been
His sheep were ten to 12-years-old and “big, strong, healthy animals,” which would have required an extremely vicious attack to do the damage he found. suspected his pet may have been responsible, he said. The man, who wants to remain anonymous, told Andrew he would contain his dog for a week and if there were no further attacks in the area he would assume his pet was responsible and make a final decision on the fate of the animal. As well as losing the
a message for the dog control officer at Lakes Environmental, but has not yet been contacted which surprises him. “I was told they were responsible for helping with things like this but haven’t heard anything.” Sergeant Paul Crosswell of Wanaka Police said he was unaware of the dog in question, and while it
identified after attacking stock, it must order its destruction unless there are exceptional circumstances. The dog’s owner is liable for all the costs of the damage incurred and can be fined up to $3000 in addition to the costs.
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