Pet Life SnipPET, New Zealand Issue 5 : September 2016 | Page 11

Figure 1: Biggest contributing factor to dog attacks - Public survey

Respondents considered that ‘dog owners’ (62%) and ‘education about dog behaviour’
(27%) were the two biggest contributing factors to dog attacks.

Figure 2: Best way to reduce dog attacks - Public survey
Respondents considered that providing education about dog behaviour (84%) and requiring
owners to complete obedience classes (63%) were the two top ways to reduce dog attacks.
Respondents also suggested other ways to reduce dog attacks such as introducing minimum
standards for dog ownership and increasing penalties for breaches of the Dog Control Act
1996.
Taken from https://www.dia.govt.nz/Resource-material-Dog-Control-2016-Review-ofDog-Control-Regime 8 September 2016