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Kaipara Draft Dog Management Bylaw and Policy

Dogs are essential to farmers

• Dogs are essential to many farming operations (Next slide)
• Farm dogs are professionals
• Farmers are proficient dog handlers

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Stray dogs are dangerous on farms

• Stray dogs can transmit disease
• Stray dogs can worry, attack and kill stock
• Stray dogs can attack famers, their families and workers

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We need better protection of livestock in the Bylaw.

• Nuisance provisions of bylaw are too limited.
• Dog Control Act aim to prevent injury, danger and distress to livestock

and other animals.

• Use discretion in the Dog Control Act to protect livestock.

Protect our vulnerable from dog attacks

• Tighter rules are justified
• It’s common sense to restrict dog

access to certain public spaces

• Fur babies are not children and

they are not harmless