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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Father pleading for review of dog laws after daughters witness brutal attack
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:59
	Publish Date:		2026-02-10 04:10:00
	Description:		A Northland father is pleading for a review of dog laws and a crackdown on owners after his young daughters were left terrified after witnessing a brutal attack by a pack of roaming dogs right outside their house. Last financial year the Far North District Council received 1087 reports of stray dogs and in the last two weeks it has issued about 800 infringements for unregistered dogs. But Tyrone Biddle believes more needs to done before a child is seriously injured. Biddle spoke to Lisa Owen.
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