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Kororā little penguin deaths: DoC pleads for dog owners to take more care
A couple seen handling a dead chick are being sought after the latest incident.
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'Yelling and screaming': Child suffers serious injuries in Christchurch dog attack
Council seizes six-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross.
‘Catch and kill’ order after great white shark fatally attacks swimmer
Greg O’Neill is presumed dead after a suspected shark attack at Sorrento Beach, Perth.
Fight for Fat Boy: Owner seeks injunction after dog seized by council
Fat Boy was repeatedly found roaming and later classified as menacing.
Fatal attack on cat: One suspect dog put down, another dead
Other fatal attacks on cats remain under investigation, as a dog attack heads to court.
Identity of pet feud killer revealed, weeks after being convicted for deadly beating
The victim wanted his dog destroyed for poor off-lead behaviour. He killed her instead.
‘Ripping my dog to bits’: Man badly bitten fighting off dog to save ‘best mate’ Chiko
Russell Thomson said he couldn't have lived with himself if his dog didn't survive.
Christchurch fatal dog attack: Animal to be put down, no charges to be laid
Sonny-Charles Watson died in a dog attack at an Aranui home earlier this month.
Crossbreed dog held at shelter after fatal attack on Christchurch tot
The dog was registered but had not previously come to the council’s attention.
'Shine bright our ray of sunshine': 1-year-old killed by dog in Christchurch named
Sonny's parents said their little boy was 'the light of our lives'.
'I am hurting for this family': Dog removed after fatal attack on Christchurch child
Police are investigating after a child died in a dog attack in Aranui.
'I'm going to die here': Roaming Rottweiler's brutal attack on woman and family dog
'I told him I needed help, but he just walked away over the hill and disappeared.'
Northland rescues call for action over 'tragic' puppy sales
Rescuers say desexing myths are fuelling unwanted dogs in the Far North.
'Heartbroken': Woman fears more attacks after beloved cat killed
'It was horrible and shocking ... I could see the poor cat had been ripped apart.'
Govt to issue new dog control guidelines but won't change the law before election
The confirmation comes as new polling shows where pet owners stand on the issue.
'Just kept getting up': Officers used Tasers to bring CBD attack dog under control
Witnesses describe how the attack happened in a Hastings CBD street.
One seriously injured in dog attack in Hastings CBD
The dog had been impounded twice in May this year for roaming.
'Cry of distress': Heartbreak after roaming dog mauls elderly cat
A Tauranga family made the 'heartbreaking' decision to have their beloved pet euthanised.
Dangerous dog that should have been muzzled bites child, takes chunk out of neighbour's leg
The council is seeking the destruction of Hunter, a staffy pitbull cross.
Man at property to fix window flown for surgery after 'frenzied' pit bull attack
Dogs King and Loyal later chased a boy from his scooter before turning on another man.
Charlie the chihuahua seconds from safety when he was fatally mauled
'A dog had to die for something to happen,' grieving owner Ashlei Sherwood claims.
'Isolated and unfortunate event': 6yo injured in Herne Bay dog attack
Frankie left 'deep puncture wounds' after lunging at the child's face while unattended.
'Horrendous': Family’s heartbreak after dog killed in riverbank attack
Rory, a 6-year-old spoodle, died after a four-minute mauling near the Fitzherbert Bridge.
Animal control notified after alleged Waikato dog attack leaves one injured
Emergency services went to the Huntly address just after 6pm this evening.