1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Ten after four news talks, there'd be an eight year 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: old girl has been hospitalized after a dog attack at 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: a Northland beach. Second time there's been a dog attack 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: at type of beach in just two weeks. The other victim, 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: a woman, was left bleeding on the beach with puncture 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: wounds to her legs. Local residents are suggesting that people 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: should avoid the area or carry weapons while they're on 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: the beach. Michael Tapania is the Far North mayor. 9 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: Culder Michael Hey cureder. 10 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: Thanks. The thing with me is this dog being put 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: down yet? 12 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: No, it's my understanding it's been impounded and our staff 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: has to go through the proper process under the Dog's 14 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: Controls Act before whatever the next step is will happen, 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: and it's potentially euthanasian, and in this case, I think 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 2: it's very likely. 17 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: Do you what did the owner say? Do you know 18 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: when they found out what had happened. 19 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: No, I haven't had any like kind of on the 20 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: ground details other than just kind of a staff report 21 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: that's come through following this, So no, I don't know. 22 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: All I know is that it's absolutely terrible for our community, 23 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 2: absolutely terrible for this poor young girl. As well, and 24 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: I'm glad that she's been taken for treatment, that we've 25 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: managed to get this dog and then we'll deal with 26 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: it appropriately under the Dog Control Act. 27 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, Mum says, she's doing okay, she's out of hospital. Now, 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 1: do you know what type of dog? 29 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 2: No, I haven't even had that level of detail come 30 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 2: through or anything like that. But I mean we've had 31 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 2: a space of these across the finals, right, and so 32 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 2: anytime anything like this happens, it's study terrible. We've got 33 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: a role to play, a regulatory role to play as 34 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 2: the final district council with our animal management team and 35 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 2: making sure that we sort things out thankfully, right, because 36 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 2: we've just had another recent attack in the area here. 37 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: We actually had an animal management officer in Pipa actually 38 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: just doing a routine patrol who was able to respond 39 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: so quickly. 40 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: Right, Well, thank goodness for that. But the problem is 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: you can't have a dog control officer on every beach 42 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: at every time, right. So in the meantime you've got 43 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: residents saying if you're going to come to type of beach, 44 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: well one they're going to many of them are avoiding 45 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: the area and if you are coming, bring a weapon. 46 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: Oh I know, and see this isn't a This isn't 47 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 2: a dog problem. This is a dog owner problem. If 48 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 2: you have a dog in the Final North, you make 49 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: sure that you are looking after it properly and it 50 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: can't get out. Yeah, but they're not that you make 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: sure it's registered. 52 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: Residents are saying. The residents are saying dog owners that 53 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: this is one resident merv Priestley Child in all an advocate. 54 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: Dog owners are so lax around here about dogs having 55 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: to be restrained. That's because even if you get caught 56 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: with your dog unrestrained, the worst thing that can happen 57 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: is the Dog Control comes around and has a friendly chat. 58 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: I think you'll find that the Final District Council will 59 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: be using the full powers that we have under the 60 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: Dog Control Act to make sure that we get things 61 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: like this under control. Now, we only have twelve Animal 62 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: Management officers for the Finals District, which is over seven 63 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: two hundred square kilometers in area, But people of the 64 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: Finals and Manuhadie all through our council hotline is opening 65 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: someone in the Finals or answer your core twenty four 66 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: to seven, eight hundred and nine to nine and we 67 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: will have our Animal management officers in about throughout the 68 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: summer period to respond as best we can. 69 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's fair enough. Is your advice to locals, to 70 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: tourists rather going to these beaches, take you know, bring 71 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: a weapon, bring some kind of protection. 72 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: On. Well, I mean, this could happen anywhere right now. 73 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: We've had a couple of incidents specifically here in Typer 74 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: and Doubtless Bay in our area. But I'm not going 75 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 2: to act any differently to the way that I usually do. 76 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: But that strong message out there is to anybody who 77 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: does own a dog, especially in this entire country during 78 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 2: the holiday period, there's a lot more people around now. 79 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: You make sure that you never forget to close you 80 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: get you make sure that you tie your dog up. 81 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: If you're tying it up, you make sure that you're 82 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: looking after it and everything like that. You just need 83 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: to have a little bit more restrictions in place on yourself, 84 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 2: keep yourself so that we can keep people safe at 85 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: the end of. 86 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: The day, because if not, the counsel might put your 87 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: dog down. 88 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, we are going to be following up everything 89 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: that comes through and making sure that dog owners are 90 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: how to account if they're not treating their animals appropriately 91 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 2: and keeping up others around them safe. 92 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: All right, Michael, thank you for that. That's Michael Tapania 93 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: the Far North Mea, just gone fourteen after four. Is 94 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: there anything scarier than a big, frightening, menacing dog. You know, 95 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: sometimes you find yourself walking down the street where maybe 96 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: you come across these things. There is nothing more frightening. 97 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: I can remember being a kid and seeing that this 98 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: giant pitbull just roaming around and you you absolutely pack yourself. 99 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: And if they start running towards it, even if they're 100 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: not barking, it's a frightening thing to happen. So to 101 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: have them attacking people on beaches, this is not a 102 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: good thing. 103 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to 104 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 2: news talks. 105 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 106 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.