Can Poor People Own Dogs in New Zealand?

A report by TVNZ:

An Auckland dog owner is up in arms after animal control officers broke into his fenced backyard and took his dog.

The family pet was seized because its registration had expired but the owner believes the council overreacted. ...

"We were essentially 18 days overdue and it seems like a really radical step," says Broderick.

Animal Control actually went to great lengths to capture the dog.

They came down the side of the property and reaching the gate, which is locked from the inside, neighbours said they then jumped the fence and dragged Stanley away. ...

Auckland City Council says it's within the law to enter a property to impound an unregistered dog.

In fact last year it did it nearly 3,000 times.

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