ALSATIAN DOGS
RESTRICTION ON BREEDING PROPOSED LEGISLATION SUPPORTED (Pee United Press Association) AUCKLAND, August 31.
The proposed legislation to restrict the breeding of Alsatian dogs was (Its-, cussed at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, when a letter was received from the New Zealand Kennel Club requesting the council’s support in preventing the Bill becoming law. The Bill provides for the sterilisation of all Alsatian dogs within three months of its becoming law, stated the letter, and this would mean the immediate extinction of the breed for show purposes, as an urisexed dog cannot be exhibited. Alsatians comprised a large number of entries at many of the club’s shows and were gradually coming into favour as workers of sheep and cattle.
“If we go against Alsatians, this association will lose many friends,” said Mr J. Mitchell. “I move that we leave the matter alone and take no action.”
“It has been proved that they are a menace to the country,” said Mr A. C. Trousdale. “It is our duty to support the Bill.” He added that Alsatians were a menace to children and to sheep farmers, and he moved an amendment that the association do all in its power to assist the passage of the Bill. The amendment was carried.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22356, 1 September 1934, Page 12
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216ALSATIAN DOGS Otago Daily Times, Issue 22356, 1 September 1934, Page 12
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