ALSATIAN MENACE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18962, 12 March 1936, Page 12

ALSATIAN MENACE

\USTRALIAM LOSSES

SYDNEY, March 2. Two Alsatian dogs attacked and killed six sheep last week on the farm ol Mi-. frank Stevens. Mr. Slovens and Mr. W. 11. Wood, when they saw the sheep being attacked liy the dogs, ran down Hie paddock to rescue them. The dogs were not alarmed by the men's approach, and killed six sheep Tie fore Iho men, who were unarmed, could drive them off. Graziers intend to request tile Wade Shire Council to prohibit the keeping of Alsatians. Neighbouring .shires have abeady done so, and (his lias had tile died of increasing the number of Alsatian dogs in the (liifnth and Yenda dmIricts.

Mr. Alex I'erivtt, of Tnrranmrra, who has propi i Iv on the Manning, lias lost 12 head of line stuck through the deprodalimis cil wild (logs of an Alsatian-dingo cross. Oilier landowners have had similar losses. Mr. ferret t succeeded in poisoning some of the dims, which are very plentiful One animal was 6ft. Imi". There is so much of Alsatian in

the head.; ol these dngw llml it is qnestionable whether the seal]) receivers will [..•ei pi them as of the dingo breed.

\lr. ['erred slates thai the dogs have killed slock up In two years old. and thi-j appear In do il for tin? sake of killin;., because very little of a killed beast is eati'ii.