Killer Dog's Reign of Terror Ended
Mike Griffin
Stuff.co.nz
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King Country (New Zealand):
A reign of terror for the cats of Te Kuiti is over. A dog that killed more than 200 of the King Country town's cats over 10 months was yesterday shot dead by animal control officer Rod McLeod.
Mr McLeod shot the dog with a .22 rifle about 2pm, he said. "He was asleep in the sun and he didn't wake up," he said.
The dog, described as mainly pitbull with a bit of staffordshire bull terrier, was in the area he had predicted it was living.
There were three old houses surrounded by long grass. Neighbours had chopped down all the long grass to make it easier to spot the animal. Mr McLeod had asked them to keep an eye out for the dog. "They rang to say 'he's sound asleep in the sun' and so I snuck down."
Mr McLeod estimated the dog had killed about 200 cats during a bloody 10 months.
Nov 02, 2005
Mike Griffin
Stuff.co.nz
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King Country (New Zealand):
A reign of terror for the cats of Te Kuiti is over. A dog that killed more than 200 of the King Country town's cats over 10 months was yesterday shot dead by animal control officer Rod McLeod.
Mr McLeod shot the dog with a .22 rifle about 2pm, he said. "He was asleep in the sun and he didn't wake up," he said.
The dog, described as mainly pitbull with a bit of staffordshire bull terrier, was in the area he had predicted it was living.
There were three old houses surrounded by long grass. Neighbours had chopped down all the long grass to make it easier to spot the animal. Mr McLeod had asked them to keep an eye out for the dog. "They rang to say 'he's sound asleep in the sun' and so I snuck down."
Mr McLeod estimated the dog had killed about 200 cats during a bloody 10 months.
Nov 02, 2005
