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The perro de presa canario dog breed should be banned from New Zealand, a parliamentary committee says.
The dogs, known as presa canario, would join american pit bulls, dogos argentinos, brazilian filas and japanese tosas on the list banning imports of the breeds.
Those already here would have to be muzzled while loose - although none were believed to be in the country, the New Zealand Herald reported.
- NZPA