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Scars from a dog attack

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Scars from a dog attack

Maryanne Tuakana (left) and Fuschia Taitapanui were attacked by pit bull terriers in 1993. Their injuries were so severe they were in hospital for a week and the scars were clearly visible four weeks later.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1993/1001/32

by Melanie Burford

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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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/19754/scars-from-a-dog-attack (accessed 4 June 2026).

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