DOG NUISANCE AT PETONE

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 296, 13 September 1927, Page 3

DOG NUISANCE AT PETONE

* GROWN TO “ALARMING EXTENT” Sq loud and dismal has become the howl of dogs in certain quarters oi I'ciono lateiy that compiamts reacued the Horough Council at last night s meeting. . , . All sorts of things were said about ’the camno” nuisance, which has grown to such an alarming extent oi late that drastic steps will have to be taken to wipe it out beiore women and cuiiuren are killed.” “Shoot them, poison them, put them in the pound, or do what you like with them, but for goodness sake remove the ho’wlmg curs from Jackson Street, ’ said one councillor. “It’s beyond a joke, and the thing has become a danger. Only the other day I saw five dogs chasing a motor-cycle down the main street, and I’ve witnessed them chasing women and children all over the place at different times.” ... “It’s something terrible, ’ declared another councillor. “There are more dogs in Petone than in any other place in New Zealand. They bark day and night, and I noticed twelve with my own eyes dashing along the footpath fhe other morning. It’s a disgrace to Petone, and they should either be poisoned or shot. The council decided to instruct its inspector to take steps to see what could be done to remove dogs from the streets.