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Large dog breeding operation in Northland shuts down after SPCA investigation
11 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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The SPCA has taken on more than 100 dogs and puppies from an alleged puppy mill near Dargaville which has now closed down. Photo / supplied
The SPCA has taken on more than 100 dogs and puppies from an alleged puppy mill near Dargaville which has now closed down. Photo / supplied
Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
More than 100 dogs and puppies at an alleged puppy farm in Northland have been handed over to the SPCA and the operation shut down following a lengthy investigation.
Traumatising attack on Pomeranian going for walk in Hastings
6 May, 2021 10:14 PM
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Maree Fraser and pomeranian Roxy recovering at home on Wednesday after being attacked by two German shepherds last Thursday. Photo / Warren Buckland
Maree Fraser and pomeranian Roxy recovering at home on Wednesday after being attacked by two German shepherds last Thursday. Photo / Warren Buckland
Hawkes Bay Today
A traumatising attack by two German shepherds on a pomeranian in Hastings has prompted its owner to declare that the dog will never again be walked outside her property. Maree Fraser was heartbroken when her small dog was attacked and wants to urge owners of large dogs to keep them under control.
Porirua City councillor Geoff Hayward was a vocal supporter of the puppy farming remit. Cr Euon Murrell felt pursuing the matter without evidence that it was a live issue in the city was “a waste of officers’ time”. “We ve got more important things to worry about in the community than puppy farms which would not appear to exist in this part of the world,” Murrell said. While Mayor Anita Baker supported the remit, she expressed concern about Porirua being perceived as having a puppy farming problem if the council spearheaded the process.
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Cages and kennels at a puppy farm. (File photo)