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  "description": "“Why hasn’t somebody done anything about it?”",
  "path": "/fatal-dog-attacks-spark-calls-for-tougher-breeding-and-enforcement-laws/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T22:03:32.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Summarised by Centrist\n\n**Three people were injured in a serious dog****attack****in Bryndwr, Christchurch on Saturday, days after 62 year old Mihiata Te Rore was killed in Kaihu, Northland.**\n\n**A third recent incident in Timaru left another person injured. Te Rore is the fourth person killed by dogs in the past four years.**\n\nAssociation of Professional Dog Trainers president Dr Jess Beer said the frequency of attacks is “distressing.” She said aggression in dogs is “multi-factorial” and raised concern about “backyard breeding,” where roaming or un-desexed dogs produce large litters that are difficult to rehome. Rescue groups, she said, are “absolutely flooded” and she called for “better management of what dogs are pro-creating.”\n\nPrime Minister Christopher Luxon said packs of roaming or uncontrolled dogs are “something you read about in developing countries … yet it’s happening in many of our communities.” He said the government was open to further action but noted dog control is primarily a council responsibility.\n\nComplaints about the dogs involved in the Kaipara fatal attack had reportedly been made to the council four times in recent months.\n\nOn The Platform, broadcaster Michael Laws asked: “Why hasn’t somebody done anything about it?”\n\nUnder the Act, owners of dogs that cause serious injury face up to three years’ imprisonment or a $20,000 fine, and courts must order the destruction of the dog unless special circumstances apply.\n\n**Read more over at RNZ****here****and on YouTube****here**\n\n** _Receive our free newsletter here_**",
  "title": "Fatal dog attacks spark calls for tougher breeding and enforcement laws",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-23T22:03:32.000Z"
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