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Article: Dogs' blood-crazed attacks on sheep a nightmare for farmers
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- The Press
- Article date:
- August 15, 1996
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Pet owners who allow their dogs to run loose are a nightmare for
sheep farmers, writes DIANNA LESLIE. She talks to farmers whose
stock has been mauled by stray dogs.
People who let their dogs roam unsupervised are encouraging
killers, say farmers and authorities.
Last week in Waikari, North Canterbury, dogs mauled and killed a
stud ram that had earned its owners more than $70,000. They also
killed 13 stud corriedale ewes, which were all in-lamb with twins.
Nine mutilated sheep are still recovering. The survivors needed
veterinary care and antibiotics. The dogs are still at large.
Authorities and farmers agree that dogs which maul and kill sheep
do not hunt alone, and they always kill again.
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