Craig Hobbs: Auckland Council Director of Regulatory Services on dog attacks increasing by 28 percent in the last year
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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According to a new report from Auckland Council, dog attacks are on the rise.
Data shows that aggressive or 'unwanted' dog behaviour has increased by 59 percent from last year, while dog attacks have increased by 28 percent.
Auckland Council's Craig Hobbs says there's been a significant uptick in aggressive dog behaviour since Covid-19, as owners and pets have had to adjust to time apart.
"People have adopted animals through Covid, they're no longer at home, they're working and the dogs are left to their own devices. We had a big explosion of animals through Covid."
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