A dog s fate is in limbo after a man was bitten several times, then struck by a baseball bat, in a fight with the dog s owner on a New Zealand dairy farm.
Matene Hapeta says his pitbull cross, Biggy , is a family dog who was protecting him on his own property on the South Island s west coast.
Mr Hapeta , 34, was convicted in the Greymouth District Court on Monday for owning a dog that caused serious injury to Kodi Purcell.
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Biggy, whose fate hangs in the balance at the discretion of a district court judge. His owner, Matene Hapeta, has been convicted of owning a dog which caused injury.(Supplied)
Dog who attacked man during farm fight was protecting his family , owner says
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Dog who attacked man during farm fight protecting his family , owner says
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