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Dog owner faces prosecution
The owner of a dog that ripped a large chunk of flesh from an elderly man's arm is to be prosecuted if the animal is not released to dog control officers.
Woman jailed over pitbull attack
A Rotorua woman has been sentenced to four months' jail after her pitbull attacked a toddler - "degloving'' the child's forehead.
Attack not the first for killer dogs
Two large dogs that mauled a pilates instructor to death have attacked before, police say.
Sentencing adjourned in dog attack case
Sentencing for Rotorua's Philomena Marcelle Matthews, 37, who has pleaded guilty to being the owner of a pitbull that attacked a toddler causing serious injuries, has been adjourned.
Dog attack victim still wary of canines
Mauled by a dog one year ago, a Rotorua primary school pupil says she is still wary of canines.
Dogs involved in Otaki attack to be destroyed
Two pitbull terrier cross dogs involved in a vicious attack on two Otaki women are to be destroyed.
Baby hospitalised after dog attack
A baby girl has been hospitalised after being attacked by her family dog.
Dog attack toddler: 'He didn't look like our baby'
Rikiau West-Pakuria has a smile that lights up the room. But as the 3-year-old lay in an...
Dog-bite victims need extra help
At least 160 people were so badly mauled by dogs last year that they needed additional support for lost income, home help or rehabilitation.
Toddler's face bitten by uncle's dog
A 15-month-old Whangarei girl is nursing 19 stitches to her face after being bitten by her uncle's...