Thread: Driven shoot, Northland-style

Originally Posted by 6x45

It's none of these answers.

The answer lies in the legislation. The Dog Control Act which is administered by district councils (not regional).

The is no trigger to shoot dogs "just because". The dogs have to be in the act of "worrying or disturbing stock". Even then, you'd have to witness it. Yes, you can use a fair amount of poetic license but you still have to make sure you can prove you acted lawfully if the questions are asked (and they will be by animal rights groups and others).

There is no approved toxin for controlling dogs in NZ so suggesting that is unhelpful.

Be helpful if people had an understanding the legislation and what authorities can and cant do before running them down. That is poor form.

Part of the cause of the issue lies with landowners (private or corporate) and district councils not enforcing the Act well. i.e. how many patrols has district council carried out in areas where there is known to be unregistered dogs roaming? How many operations have forestry companies carried out to minimize and prosecute unlawful hunting in those areas? I can put sound money that the answer to those is likely zero in the last year.

I should have made it clearer that I wasnt referring to putting down dogs. The last few times were dealing with wild stock ( sheep/goats/cattle etc) and also included removing 2 deer from the environs of Swanson/Ranui from a bush reserve........(Meat was turned into sausages for the Woodhill Take a Kid Hunting BBQ)