Severe Jail Terms Needed for Owners of ‘Homicidal Dogs’, Shane Jones Says After Northland Mauling

'Homicidal dogs': Jones wants tough jail terms for owners

"There's been so many complaints about them in the last year - the council know and haven't done anything", a resident says.

Severe jail terms needed for owners of ‘homicidal dogs’, Shane Jones says after Northland mauling

By RNZ Hefty jail terms should be considered for owners of dangerous, roaming dogs, Northland local and Cabinet Minister Shane Jones says. His comments come...

Severe jail terms needed for owners of 'homicidal dogs', Shane Jones says after Northland mauling

His comments follow the third death of a person by dogs in Northland in the past four years.

'We're not talking about Lassie here' Jones calls for jail sentences for neglectful, abusive dog owners

NZ First deputy leader and prominent Northlander Shane Jones has called for “severe jail terms” if necessary, for owners of dogs that become so aggressive, the minister says “should not continue to exist.”