A New Zealand town council was refused permission to dig up the grave of a dog that was sentenced to be destroyed for killing a protected fur seal, a newspaper reported.
Peter Ray, 44, told the court that his Alaskan Malamute called Hercules, which killed the seal after getting away from him on a beach walk, had died of a kidney infection and been buried in his garden.
He said a council dog ranger and police officer later called on him saying they wanted to dig up the grave to prove the dog was dead but he refused.
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Council official Sue Harkness told the paper that there was no physical proof or veterinarian’s death certificate, adding, “The reality is that we have to prove the dog is dead.
“I’m not suggesting this is the case here, but there is always the risk the person says the dog is dead and it isn’t.”
Ray was fined NZ$1,000 (NT$21,400) for failing to control a dog that attacked protected wildlife, and the council is considering whether to appeal the judge’s decision.
(DPA)
有報紙報導，紐西蘭某市鎮議會希望能開挖一座狗墳的請求遭到拒絕；這隻狗因為殺了一隻保育類的海狗，被法院判處死刑。
四十四歲的飼主彼得．雷伊告訴法官，他的阿拉斯加雪橇犬「海克利斯」和他在海邊散步時，自己跑去攻擊那隻海狗致死；但牠後來因腎臟感染過世，屍體就埋在他家的院子裡。
他說，之後市鎮議會一名負責處理犬務的人員和一名警官來到他家，說要挖開墳墓，證明這隻狗真的已經死亡，但他拒絕了他們的要求。
市議會官員蘇．哈克尼斯向該報表示，他們並沒有看到屍體或獸醫開的死亡證明；她還說：「事實就是，我們必須證明這隻狗已經死亡。」
「我並不是說事情一定是這樣，但還是有可能發生飼主說狗死了，但狗還活著的情況。」
雷伊因為沒有管好自己的狗，讓牠去攻擊保育類野生動物，而被判罰紐幣一千元（新台幣兩萬一千四百元）。市議會正在考慮是否要對法官的判決提出上訴。
（德通社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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