POMERANIAN DOGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20690, 12 April 1929, Page 10

POMERANIAN DOGS.

MENACE TO HEALTH. ' AN UNUSUAL CASE. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 11. A somewhat unusual case came before the magistrate, when Mrs Leete was summoned for keeping a - number of Pomeranian dogs on premises alleged to be dangerous to health and offensive. There was a jecond charge that the dogs were a common nuisance on account of their continuous barking. Defendant’s counsel said he had a complete answer to the charges, and would call 16 witnesses who would say that they were not annoyed by the dogs., His client was a breeder of Pomeranians, and was particular about their cleanliness. He hinted that the prosecution really had nothing to do with the dogs but was the result of a private quarrel, and was really meant to put the defendant to expense. Counsel for the plaintiff told a different story. He averred that one dog in particular barked incessantly, and the others were nearly as .bad. The health of the complainant’s wife had suffered from the noise. The magistrate said he would inspect the place before hsaxdng the. evidence.