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Kōrero: Pets

Dangerous dog

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Dangerous dog

Auckland dog control officers attempt to capture a pit bull cross that was reported to have bitten someone in May 2007. Some serious dog attacks since the 1990s have led to tougher dog control legislation and the banning of some breeds.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

New Zealand Herald

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by Paul Estcourt

Permission of the New Zealand Herald must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Nancy Swarbrick, Pets – When good pets go bad, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19753/dangerous-dog (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.