HAVOC BY ALSATIANS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19029, 1 June 1936, Page 3

HAVOC BY ALSATIANS

40 SHEEP KILLED 00 OTHMi.'S BADLY MAULED MEI.BOri.W'I-;. .May IS. Two Alsatian dogs attacked a flock of 720 sheep at Hamilton yesterday and killed 40 and severely mauled (iO, many of which will have to be destroyed. The sheep, which were mostly five-year comeback wethers worth los each, belonged to Councillor 11. F. Walter, of Hamilton Town Council. A woman on her war to church

saw the dogs among the sheep ami called llieni. The dogs then prevented her crossing a foot bridge on Pierre Point road; She called her husband, who tired a shot to frighten I hem.

A few weeks ago, Mr. T. Steer lost c 0 shcc]i. but a doubt was raised about the breed of the dogs. However, there is little doubt that Alsatians wore re sponsible. A Brisbane report stales that on the property of Pohfir and Sons, about three miles from Toowoombn, lb sheep were attacked, apparently by dogs, and so badly injured that all of them had lo be destroyed. A few hours later, several Alsatians entered the stockyard of V. C. Vonnglia. butcher, at Willowburn, and were beginning to separate a mob of sheep into small lots when they were discovered and put to Jiiglit with a shotgun. Some time ago Mr. Ycnaglia lost f;,j sheep, which had been badly mauled, lint on thai occasion it was not definitely established that Alsatian dogs were responsible.