danno
1st April 10, 04:55 AM
seems like ferals have been breeding with hunting dogs to create larger, more aggressive creatures.
a couple of people have been killed and eaten.
Camp dogs getting bigger, more dangerous
A Northern Territory shire council says a new, more dangerous breed of camp dog has developed in remote communities around the Territory.
This week the Northern Territory coroner voiced concerns about violent dog attacks in communities and called for more funding to deal with the problem.
The chief executive of Roper Gulf shire, Michael Berto, says camp dogs are in some cases getting more vicious because of inter-breeding with hunting dogs.
"I can't speak for every dog, but generally speaking they are finding the bigger the dog with those sorts of breeds in them they are becoming more dangerous," he said.
"If provoked, for example, or if they have a feral animal running through the community, these dogs go off much more in a violent manner."
The council wants to educate visitors and transient workers about the dangers of cross-breeding.
"Some contractors are not as considerate and their dogs get mixed up in the community," Mr Berto said.
"But to be fair on outside people coming in, it doesn't happen a lot ... it's more about the history of people over the years going out there to take up work."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/01/2861969.htm
Wild dogs kill men, body parts eaten: Coroner
The Northern Territory Coroner says it has taken the deaths of two men for agencies to deal with packs of dangerous wild dogs that roam Alice Springs town camps.
The Coroner Greg Cavanagh has handed down his findings into the deaths of the men at the Hidden Valley Town Camp
He found 26-year-old Michael Anthony Hardy died in July 2008 of acute asphyxiation while being attacked by a pack of dogs.
Mr Cavanagh heard from various witnesses who discovered Mr Hardy's body after the "sustained attack" by "a number of dogs".
"There is no doubt that it would have been a most horrifying experience for anyone, particularly given the extremely serious injuries that he received," Mr Cavanagh said.
"[One witness] described the body as naked and having a large chunk out of the leg."
Detective Sergeant Leith Phillips told the coroner there was "not an ounce of flesh from his knee to his hip on one leg", and "the deceased had lost part of his scrotum".
An autopsy report showed Mr Hardy had a blood alcohol level of 0.224% and had "hundreds" of abrasions over his body.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this would have been a terrifying attack and a terrible way for the deceased to have spent the last moments of his life," Mr Cavanagh said.
Father-of-two, Robert James Roe, 47, was attacked in the same camp a month later.
The coroner heard he died from a heart attack, and although there were severe injuries to his skin and limbs, there was no evidence to indicate that those injuries occurred prior to his death.
"It is very clear that his body was, shortly after his death, attacked and eaten by dogs, which is a serious and tragic matter indeed," Mr Cavanagh said.
Both men died in open areas of the camp.
Mr Cavanagh found that dog control was the responsibility of the Alice Springs Town Council, but their efforts had been hampered by the cultural rules imposed by the Tangentyere Aboriginal Council restricting access to the town camps.
Mr Cavanagh said that restriction had now been resolved, and dog control had improved in the camps.
He urged the Federal government to extend its funding for dog control.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/30/2860228.htm
this is not really one of the dogs in question, just a photo from one of the articles. gives you an idea of what the "camps" look like.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201004/r541591_3150986.jpg
a couple of people have been killed and eaten.
Camp dogs getting bigger, more dangerous
A Northern Territory shire council says a new, more dangerous breed of camp dog has developed in remote communities around the Territory.
This week the Northern Territory coroner voiced concerns about violent dog attacks in communities and called for more funding to deal with the problem.
The chief executive of Roper Gulf shire, Michael Berto, says camp dogs are in some cases getting more vicious because of inter-breeding with hunting dogs.
"I can't speak for every dog, but generally speaking they are finding the bigger the dog with those sorts of breeds in them they are becoming more dangerous," he said.
"If provoked, for example, or if they have a feral animal running through the community, these dogs go off much more in a violent manner."
The council wants to educate visitors and transient workers about the dangers of cross-breeding.
"Some contractors are not as considerate and their dogs get mixed up in the community," Mr Berto said.
"But to be fair on outside people coming in, it doesn't happen a lot ... it's more about the history of people over the years going out there to take up work."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/01/2861969.htm
Wild dogs kill men, body parts eaten: Coroner
The Northern Territory Coroner says it has taken the deaths of two men for agencies to deal with packs of dangerous wild dogs that roam Alice Springs town camps.
The Coroner Greg Cavanagh has handed down his findings into the deaths of the men at the Hidden Valley Town Camp
He found 26-year-old Michael Anthony Hardy died in July 2008 of acute asphyxiation while being attacked by a pack of dogs.
Mr Cavanagh heard from various witnesses who discovered Mr Hardy's body after the "sustained attack" by "a number of dogs".
"There is no doubt that it would have been a most horrifying experience for anyone, particularly given the extremely serious injuries that he received," Mr Cavanagh said.
"[One witness] described the body as naked and having a large chunk out of the leg."
Detective Sergeant Leith Phillips told the coroner there was "not an ounce of flesh from his knee to his hip on one leg", and "the deceased had lost part of his scrotum".
An autopsy report showed Mr Hardy had a blood alcohol level of 0.224% and had "hundreds" of abrasions over his body.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this would have been a terrifying attack and a terrible way for the deceased to have spent the last moments of his life," Mr Cavanagh said.
Father-of-two, Robert James Roe, 47, was attacked in the same camp a month later.
The coroner heard he died from a heart attack, and although there were severe injuries to his skin and limbs, there was no evidence to indicate that those injuries occurred prior to his death.
"It is very clear that his body was, shortly after his death, attacked and eaten by dogs, which is a serious and tragic matter indeed," Mr Cavanagh said.
Both men died in open areas of the camp.
Mr Cavanagh found that dog control was the responsibility of the Alice Springs Town Council, but their efforts had been hampered by the cultural rules imposed by the Tangentyere Aboriginal Council restricting access to the town camps.
Mr Cavanagh said that restriction had now been resolved, and dog control had improved in the camps.
He urged the Federal government to extend its funding for dog control.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/30/2860228.htm
this is not really one of the dogs in question, just a photo from one of the articles. gives you an idea of what the "camps" look like.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201004/r541591_3150986.jpg