A NORTH Goulburn family have been left heartbroken after their pet rabbit Neville was killed by two stray dogs.
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A woman, who wished not to be named, issued a warning to those living in the Kinghorne area, fearing the animals could be dangerous.
“Two dogs came into my backyard, destroyed the rabbit hutch and killed my rabbit. If they are free to roam, I’m worried they might hurt a child,” she told the Post.
The incident is believed to have occurred between 10am and 2pm on Tuesday.
The St Michaels Close homeowners were out at the time.
They returned to find their rabbit hutch almost completely dismantled.
Their beloved white bunny Neville lay just metres away, almost perfect save a bite mark on his neck.
“They didn’t even eat him. They killed him for sport.”
Following the incident, neighbours said the animals were a medium to large size, one was tan and the other white. They were unsure of the breed but said the dogs were quite “stocky”.
The matter was reported to Council and Police.
Goulburn Mulwaree Council Environmental Services Manager Sonia Spotswood confirmed the Ranger team were investigating the attack.
“It’s a matter we are investigating so I can’t comment too much. For an idea of the process, as soon as we get a call with regard to a potentially dangerous dog, or if there has been a dog attack, rangers begin to investigate immediately,” Ms Spotswood explained.
“There is a process to gather evidence and if the dogs aren’t there when the rangers arrive there is an investigation into where the dogs have come from.
"It can take a little while to investigate depending on the level of evidence available, you have to identify the dogs and where they have come from and depending on the evidence there are various courses of action we can take from a nuisance dog order to a menacing dog order and a dangerous dog order.”
Currently in Goulburn there are 11 active nuisance dog orders, eight menacing dog orders, eight dangerous dog orders and one court ruled control order in place.
Nuisance dog orders remain in place for six months while menacing and dangerous dog orders remain in place until revoked. Each have their own restrictions.
